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Members of the Unite union at Sullom Voe Terminal have rejected proposals by EnQuest to restructure the company. In a consultative ballot, 93 per cent of Unite members voted to reject EnQuest's proposed changes to terms and conditions. Ninety-seven per cent of members also opposed the company'... Read more...
Da Fustra kick-started this year's Shetland Fiddle and Accordion Festival on Thursday evening. The band opened the festival at a concert at Bigton Hall, with a variety of ages turning up to see them play alongside other local and visiting acts. The 32nd festival is being held from Thursday 10t... Read more...
A GP has sparked a parliamentary call to recognise the right to die at home, with her case being taken up by the Scottish parliament's shadow public health minister. Susan Bowie argues many people who want to end their days in their own homes are unable to fulfil their dying wish because of a lac... Read more...
You may not have heard of endometriosis, but affecting one in ten women it is now just as common as diabetes. The incurable condition, which is caused by the lining of the uterus growing outside of the womb and trapping blood during periods, can result in debilitating pain and can adversely affec... Read more...
An elderly couple fled from a South Mainland house after it caught fire in the early hours of Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to the single-storey building in Levenwick shortly after 6am. Staff at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service control room in Dundee said an electrical fuse bo... Read more...
MSP Maree Todd says new analysis shows just how "devastating" Brexit will be for Shetland. (more…) Read more...
Police are appealing for information after a woman was seriously sexually assaulted in the isles. The 30-year-old woman was assaulted by a man around midnight on Saturday 5th October into Sunday 6th October in a lane near Commercial Street, Lerwick. Police say extensive inquiries are ongoing t... Read more...
MSP Beatrice Wishart quizzed engineers from Openreach about Shetland's digital future during a drop-in session at the Scottish Parliament last Thursday. (more…) Read more...
A man has been left £200 out of pocket after he was discovered carrying a pair of knuckle dusters. Arend Mckenna, 41, of Hammersgarth, Mossbank, admitted having the offensive weapon on the A970 in Brae. The incident happened shortly before 2am on Sunday morning. Police arrived on the scene... Read more...
There will be two by-elections to fill the SIC vacancies caused by the resignations of Lerwick South councillor Beatrice Wishart and Shetland Central member Mark Burgess. Five candidates have put their names forward for each ward, including former council political leader Gary Robinson and Labour... Read more...