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Hopes that performers will get Garrison Theatre going again
Shetland Arts is looking for performers or groups to reactivate the Garrison Theatre in April. The move follows last week’s announcement of commissioned artists for…
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Winter Wonderland Grotto pays off for Lerwick lifeboat
The Lerwick lifeboat has received £1,620 from the proceeds of Living Lerwick’s Winter Wonderland Grotto.
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Coastguard helicopter called out on Boxing Day
The coastguard helicopter was called out twice on Boxing Day to airlift injured workers from oil rigs and take them to Lerwick’s Gilbert Bain Hospital….
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More coronavirus cases expected in North Mainland
More new coronavirus cases are expected in the North Mainland which could be linked to the the small outbreak last week, NHS Shetland has warned.
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Loganair flies in vital IT devices for vaccine programme
Loganair has answered the call to deliver IT devices critical to the roll-out of the Covid vaccine programme in the Scottish islands. After being approached…
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Christmas cheer at ‘Da Street’
In the final days leading up to Christmas there was still reason to be cheerful on Commercial Street in Lerwick.
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Halcro Johnston welcomes furlough extension until end of April
Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has praised ongoing UK government efforts to protect jobs in Shetland through the job retention scheme. The Tory MSP…
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Peerie Makkers project set to continue next year
Shetland Peerie Makkers, the project which provides free hand-knitting tuition to primary school pupils, is expected to resume in 2021. Established in 2015 by the…
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First local funding from Crown Estate fund agreed
The first funding awards have been made from the recently launched Shetland Crown Estate fund, with seven organisations receiving funding for local projects.
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Accused tells of ‘gargling’ noises coming from woman who died
A woman accused of murder spoke of how her alleged victim made “gargling” sounds moments after being “cut” on the neck with a knife.
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Witness tells of accused looking ‘stressed’
A witness told the High Court in Edinburgh how a man accused of murder looked “stressed” when he asked for a change of clothes after
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Remembrance Sunday marked at Lerwick War Memorial
A scaled-down Remembrance Sunday ceremony was held at the Lerwick War Memorial.
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Ness win Highland Fuels Cup after penalty shootout
Ness United claimed senior football’s Highland Fuels Cup on Friday evening, defeating Whalsay 6-5 on penalty kicks after the final at Brae’s Midway Park had…
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Quad power at Bigton . . .
Jim Budge and his grand-daughter Aimee use quads to caa sheep over from St Ninian’s Isle. Photo: Richard Ashbee
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