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Council body opposes moratorium on rural school closures
The umbrella body for councils in Scotland has rejected education secretary Mike Russell’s year-long moratorium on rural school closures.
READ FULL STORYFireworks display to celebrate return of Tall Ships Races
Lerwick’s night sky is set to sparkle on Saturday 23rd July with a spectacular fireworks display to celebrate the return of the Tall Ships Races
READ FULL STORYFifty more historical sites in Shetland set to be scheduled
Around 50 more historical sites are likely to be scheduled for the first time in Shetland, following a visit throughout May by Historic Scotland’s scheduling
READ FULL STORYPractical suggestions please (Jonathan Wills)
I’m glad Andy Holt (Readers’ Views) belatedly agrees with me about Mareel, but sad that he then accuses me of cheap political trickery over the
READ FULL STORYGo decimal, at last (John Scholtz)
It strikes me as rather silly, some would call it the height of craziness, that a small country like Britain still pours its milk into
READ FULL STORYRugby sevens attracts eight local and four visiting teams
The last weekend of the month sees the 2011 version of the annual BP-Sullom Voe Shetland Midsummer Rugby Sevens tournament.
READ FULL STORYOil firm pushes on with search after west of Shetland setback
Oil minor Faroe Petroleum is to continue the search for recoverable oil reserves to the west of Shetland after reporting that it has abandoned a
READ FULL STORYYouth hostel as good as it gets, according to VisitScotland
Islesburgh House Hostel has received an overall score of 93 per cent in its latest quality inspection report from VisitScotland.
READ FULL STORYSwimming duo taking part in national championships in Sheffield
Swimmers Andrea Strachan from Lerwick and Amy Harper from Gulberwick are competing in this week’s Amateur Swimming Association National Championships (ASAs) at the Pond Forge
READ FULL STORYTravesty at St Ninian’s (Paul Meyer)
I fully agree with Jeff Merrifield’s horror (Readers’ Views, 7th June) when surrounded and affronted by noisy quad machines charging up and down St Ninian’s
READ FULL STORYStunned at decision (Vivienne Rendall)
I cannot have been the only person to have read with stunned disbelief and amazement the headline in The Shetland Times that the SIC is
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 10.06.11
When the headquarters of Scottish Natural Heritage was moved from Edinburgh to Inverness in 2003, there was opposition from staff (many of whom refused to
READ FULL STORYFive years for new Smith album worth the wait
It is five years since there was a new Tommy Smith album. In that time he has been taking care of the Scottish National Jazz
READ FULL STORYTimes Past
Mrs Madeleine Smith of Scalloway got a surprise recently when a strange menacing creature emerged from a basinful of Egyptian potatoes.
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