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A Shetlander has been appointed as the next manager of Sullom Voe, 30 years after beginning his BP career at the terminal.Arthur Spence from Lerwick is currently BP’s Caspian Exports System manager in Azerbaijan. He is due to take over as area operations manager at the Shetland oil termina... Read more...
Five independent candidates and a Tory hopeful are to fight it out for the privilege of replacing Iris Hawkins as the Central Ward’s third councillor in next month’s SIC by-election.(more…) Read more...
The Department for Transport has officially confirmed that the Lerwick coastguard station is to remain open 24 hours a day.(more…) Read more...
An aircraft with 33 people onboard was forced to carry out an emergency landing at Scatsta Airport this afternoon.(more…) Read more...
Shetland Islands Council workers are people who care for the elderly and vulnerable. We keep children safe, we keep streets and parks clean, give housing help to those who need it, and give hope to young people with places where they can get advice, help or have fun. We run nurseries, leisure cent... Read more...
Teachers and lecturers in Shetland will be joining a host of teaching colleagues and other public sector workers in taking industrial action next Wednesday.(more…) Read more...