Vexed for families (Carina Isbister)
Well, now that the bairns are off to the adequate and functional building that is the present Anderson High School it makes me wonder why
READ FULL STORYWell, now that the bairns are off to the adequate and functional building that is the present Anderson High School it makes me wonder why
READ FULL STORYSIC councillors have reaffirmed last week’s decisions to shut primary schools in Burravoe and Uyeasound and to retain primaries in North Roe and Sandness, amid
READ FULL STORYA crowd of Norwegian visitors celebrated their country’s independence day with a march through Lerwick town centre today.
READ FULL STORYThe operators behind NorthLink Ferries have criticised the government for focusing on saving money instead of lives in its restructuring plans for the coastguard service.
READ FULL STORYWhat a lovely austere word austerity is. What pleasure some folk get from imposing it on others, especially on pensioners who they believe can’t fight
READ FULL STORYSIC councillors today voted by an overwhelming margin of 15-5 to stick with plans to shut Scalloway’s secondary department at the end of the current
READ FULL STORYThe cells at Lerwick Police station were full to capacity over the the weekend, largely due to alcohol-fuelled incidents.
READ FULL STORYVeteran Lerwick distance runner Arlene Bristow won an individual bronze and team gold medal at the 12th European Non-Statia Championships in France.
READ FULL STORYIt was with unforgiving knocks that Tavish clobbered Billy Fox, who had for months been in the mood for Tavish’s seat at Holyrood.
READ FULL STORYI want to say how appalled I am at the decision to close Burravoe and Uyeasound schools.
READ FULL STORYCouncillor Betty Fullerton’s comment that Shetland Charitable Trust has “served Shetland well over the past 30 years” (last week’s paper) sits ill aside the picture
READ FULL STORYAmong the many questionable claims and inferences in Gussie Angus’ letter of 13th May he says: “A number of education experts, brought in to advise
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