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Shetland Islands Council is to receive a share of £10.5 million for inter-island ferries next year, following a draft budget revealed by the Scottish government.The news emerged on Wednesday afternoon as finance minister Derek Mackay announced the budget.Shetland Islands Council leader, Ste... Read more...
Councillors have unanimously backed the long-anticipated merger between Shetland College, the NAFC and Train Shetland.Members gave their support to the project during a special full council meeting in the town hall on Wednesday.It follows backing of the proposals by the College Board and edu... Read more...
Plans to merge tertiary education, research and training in the isles have been backed by the SIC's college board.A full business case was put before councillors at a meeting this morning, with chairman Peter Campbell saying "this is a meeting that is clearly the most significant meeting the col... Read more...
A South Mainland man has gained recognition at a major award ceremony in London for his involvement in turning round the fortunes of the Bigton Shop.Rick Nickerson from Bigton Community Enterprise won the People's Choice award at the event.The announcement was made as part of the Plunkett Fo... Read more...
Ongoing efforts are being made to ensure isles residents who suffer from rape or sexual assault are given appropriate support.NHS Shetland's director of nursing and acute services, Kathleen Carolan, has spoken after a report was released this week.The Progress Review of Forensic Medical Serv... Read more...
A motion has been lodged in the Scottish parliament highlighting the "substantial discrepancy" between isles fuel prices and those in mainland Scotland.The motion highlights recent drops in crude oil prices, but insists pump prices in Shetland and Orkney have failed to reflect the decrease.D... Read more...
Santa Claus made an early visit to Lerwick this afternoon (Saturday), arriving via boat instead of his famous sleigh, as the town’s Christmas lights were switched on.Hundreds lined Commercial Street to see Santa, fresh off the Lerwick lifeboat, lead a procession featuring the Jarl’s Squa... Read more...
The value of Shetland Charitable Trust’s externally managed investments tumbled in October due to the major drop in world equity markets.They dropped by £20 million from £283 million to £263 million during that month as continued political uncertainty, trade disputes and Brexit damaged conf... Read more...
A new report from the NAFC Marine Centre says 2017 was a record year for whitefish landings in the islesAccording to the annual 'Shetland Fisheries Statistics' report, more than 21,000 tonnes of whitefish (species such as cod, haddock, whiting, monks and plaice) worth about £42 million were lan... Read more...
Grit, endeavour and sporting success were celebrated at the Shetland Sports Awards on Friday night.Seumas Mackay was crowned this year's Sportsperson of the Year for at the glitzy evening at the Clickimin.Triple Olympian and Commonwealth champion swimmer Hannah Miley presented the isles runn... Read more...