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Shetland MSYP chosen to serve on rural school closures commission
Shetland’s member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) Emily Shaw has been selected to be the body’s representative on the Commission on Rural Education set
READ FULL STORYUndefeated Whalsay win hockey’s Association Rosebowl
Whalsay were the runaway winners of hockey’s Association Rosebowl league, comfortably defeating Juniors in their final match after earlier sharing the spoils with Burra, while
READ FULL STORYBlueshell worker who installed hidden camera back in court
A man who was placed on the sex offenders’ register last week after admitting placing a camera in the toilet at his workplace appeared was
READ FULL STORYBritish silver medal for cyclist Christine McLean
Fresh from her gold medal success at the island games in the Isle of Wight, cyclist Christine McLean scooped a British silver medal at the
READ FULL STORYTall ships head northwards on leisurely leg of races
The Tall Ships Races 2011 Cruise in Company is getting underway today with 48 vessels setting sail from Greenock and making – at a leisurely
READ FULL STORYDisturbing leniency (Andy Holt)
Reading the court reports for last week one could be forgiven for thinking that one might have done a Rip Van Winkle, fallen asleep for
READ FULL STORYIsland ‘devastated’ by sudden death of young locum doctor
A popular locum GP, Michael Irvine, has been named as the 34-year-old man who died suddenly in his cottage in Whalsay on Sunday.
READ FULL STORYTrust increases support for busy Citizens Advice Bureau
Shetland Charitable Trust has boosted its support for the local Citizens Advice Bureau, which is facing growing demand for its services.
READ FULL STORYGovernment announces five-year search and rescue contract
The goverment is to tender for a five-year interim contract to operate coastguard search and rescue helicopter services at Sumburgh after a £6 billion privatisation
READ FULL STORYWhalsay mayday hoaxer given chance to recompense rescue services
A Whalsay teenager who sparked a major rescue operation after making a hoax mayday call has been given the chance to avoid a prison sentence.
READ FULL STORYBetween Weathers auditions in Shetland to be filmed for BBC show
The film Between Weathers, which is to be shot in Fetlar, is holding auditions in Shetland at the end of the month – and the
READ FULL STORYDriver who was three times the limit given weekend curfew and unpaid work
A man caught three times over the drink driving limit was warned he was “on the cusp” of going to prison at Lerwick Sheriff Court
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 08.07.11
When those councillors who voted in December to approve Viking Energy’s planning application to the government’s energy consents unit, they put themselves at risk of
READ FULL STORYSpaekalation
Looking around this sorry planet, it is not hard to see that there is one major cause for almost all of our wars and conflicts.
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