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A great deal has been written in The Shetland Times over the last few weeks about Tavish Scott, a lot of which, in the Readers' Views, can only be described as personal bile.(more…) Read more...
Shetland is at its most powerful as a community when it is united as it has been most recently over the threat to the coastguard station – a campaign where Tavish Scott has given leadership and spoken for the whole community.(more…) Read more...
Shetland's coastguard station has been given a reprieve after the government re-assessed its plans for radical reform of the service.(more…) Read more...
A police car reached speeds of over 100mph in a high-speed bid to catch a speeding drink driver.(more…) Read more...
One of the last Shetland-owned salmon companies has been sold to the Norwegian fish farming giant Grieg Seafood Hjaltland for nearly £2.2 million.(more…) Read more...
Shetland Islands Council is to undertake a major consultation into housing need in the isles to help decide on future priorities.(more…) Read more...
I attended the BBC hustings debate for the Scottish Parliament on 22nd April, held at the Shetland Museum and Archives.(more…) Read more...
Loungers picked up two victories in division one of the netball leagues to keep the pressure on leaders Team Rowley, while AHS managed to see off Challengers in the bottom of the table clash. In the second division Hotfooters and Unst were victorious while Da McEwans were successful in division thre... Read more...