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The household waste centre at Gremista will be open from Monday 1st June, under temporarily extended hours. The dump will be open from 8am to 8pm, as of the start of June. But the council is asking householders to continue to store any bulky items of waste at home for the time being, and onl... Read more...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has emphasised that people should still only travel to islands for “essential reasons” as Scotland moves into phase one of lockdown. The message on travel to Shetland and other islands remains the same despite lockdown rules being eased across the country. Ms... Read more...
People in Shetland with symptoms of Covid-19 are now able to request a self swab test kit. NHS Shetland chief executive Michael Dickson announced today (Thursday) that anyone over the age of five that is symptomatic can get a test and "must self isolate". "The national testing website wont wor... Read more...
Shetland has recorded a third consecutive week without a death from coronavirus, according to the National Records of Scotland (NRS). In the latest weekly deaths update for Scotland, Shetland remained at seven deaths - a figure which has not changed since Wednesday 6th May. There have been no ... Read more...
A firefighter has created an interactive pack to help teach children about fire safety. (more…) Read more...
NHS Shetland will be opening a new coronavirus testing centre in Lerwick in June. Work is already underway on the testing centre in the Brevik carpark, which will see the current service moved from the Gilbert Bain Hospital carpark and allow swabs to be taken without the patient leaving the car. ... Read more...
Shetland College and NAFC Marine Centre look set to start their autumn term on the usual dates following an announcement by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). UHI confirmed today (Tuesday) that it intended to start the term "as planned", with the majority of higher education stude... Read more...
Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has condemned news that hundreds of EU citizens in the Northern Isles were still awaiting proper confirmation of their settled status. He said official figures revealed by the Liberal Democrats showed that approximately 200 EU citizens in Shetland and 60 in Orkney re... Read more...
Next year's Scalloway Fire Festival has been rescheduled for 2022 due to uncertainty around coronavirus. The event was due to take place in January 2021 and is the first of the fire festival season. However, the Scalloway Fire Festival Committee announced it had taken the decision on Sunday ev... Read more...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle outside a house in Sandveien was damaged on two separate occasions. The first incident occurred between 5pm on Thursday 14th May and 8.30am the following morning. The vehicle was then damaged again, sometime between Saturday 16th May and 9pm o... Read more...