Short-term reprieve on the cards for coastguard emergency vessels
The coastguard’s emergency tug vessels are in line for an 11th hour reprieve just weeks before they are due to be axed as part of
READ FULL STORYThe coastguard’s emergency tug vessels are in line for an 11th hour reprieve just weeks before they are due to be axed as part of
READ FULL STORYThe long-awaited fuel duty rebate of five pence per litre for motorists could at last be just round the corner, with Europe expected to give
READ FULL STORYThe 2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle is to play a gig in Shetland next month to mark the release of his debut single and
READ FULL STORYThe council’s education and families committee met today to seek approval for the appointment of religious representatives to the committee.
READ FULL STORYTwo young drivers who let the bad blood between them spill out onto the roads narrowly avoided a driving ban at Lerwick Sheriff Court today.
READ FULL STORYThere was good news for Shetland’s economy this week from oil giant BP about likely investment in the Clair field off Shetland and the prospect,
READ FULL STORYPeople get nervous when they hear you write fiction. They are afraid that you will make them into a character in your next novel; put
READ FULL STORYHundreds of boxes of saithe have been dumped from Shetland boats this week – because of Government laws designed to “conserve” stocks.
READ FULL STORYThere can be few places in the world like Shetland in the sunshine. That was the thought that lodged itself in my mind as I
READ FULL STORYSea View by Alastair Christie-Johnston. The Shetland Times Ltd, £9.99. At first glance this book appears to be just another paeon of praise to Shetland,
READ FULL STORYWhen Rats Ate The Fat by Peter Blanker. Published by Shetland Amenity Trust. Put together a drunken and dishonest sea captain, a one eyed ex-pirate,
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