No alternative to strike (Irvine Tait and Jim Mainland)
On 30th November, Scotland’s largest teaching trade union, the EIS, will take strike action for the first time in 25 years.
READ FULL STORYOn 30th November, Scotland’s largest teaching trade union, the EIS, will take strike action for the first time in 25 years.
READ FULL STORYSwimmer Andrea Strachan, who won an unprecedented four gold medals at the Island Games this summer, was named Sportsperson of the Year in the fifth…
READ FULL STORYA teenage driver who was almost three times over the drink driving limit appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court today.
READ FULL STORYA survey into the unpopular changes to the air discount scheme (ADS) which prevent businesses and charities from benefiting from discounted travel to the mainland
READ FULL STORYThere seems to be some confusion in John Robertson’s front-page article last week (“Community urged to take share of looming renewables bonanza”). Chiefly, this lies…
READ FULL STORYThe partnership of Saxa Vord and the Unst Regeneration Growers Enterprise (URGE) has won one of the prestigious Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards.
READ FULL STORYIt was said, at the recent Dynamic Shetland conference, that Shetland would in future become “a huge hub” for wind, wave and tidal power. It’s
READ FULL STORYLaw Society of Scotland president Cameron Ritchie is visiting Lerwick tomorrow to meet Shetland solicitors. He will highlight the organisation’s plans for the future and
READ FULL STORYInternationally-acclaimed performers Ernie Haase and Signature Sound are returning to Shetland as part of a UK-wide tour in May 2012.
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