Vaccine breakthrough offers “hope”, First Minister says
A vaccine that could prevent more than 90 per cent of people getting coronavirus should offer “tentative hope”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Ms…
READ FULL STORYA vaccine that could prevent more than 90 per cent of people getting coronavirus should offer “tentative hope”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. Ms…
READ FULL STORYThe annual senior football inter-county between Shetland and Orkney could take place in Kirkwall this month. No supporters will be allowed to attend the historic
READ FULL STORYA fresh row has erupted over plans to centralise air traffic control services to the mainland after the Prospect union highlighted an independent report which
READ FULL STORYWork has begun on new affordable homes in Heathery Park, Gulberwick. Hjaltland Housing Association has started building 12 properties after it received support from Shetland…
READ FULL STORYA man who pulled his trousers and underwear down before two female police officers has been placed on the sex offenders register. Marcin Olejniczak, 42,…
READ FULL STORYA sheriff lamented the “distress and embarrassment” which can be caused by social media after a man was sentenced for posting on Facebook a film…
READ FULL STORYFailing to store his ammunition away resulted in a £250 fine for one firearms holder at Lerwick Sheriff Court.
READ FULL STORYA motorist was who was originally given the chance to pay a fixed penalty for having no insurance has instead been banned from the road
READ FULL STORYShetland’s CAB office has seen a hike in demand for benefits and employment advice, and is expecting demand to increase as the economic impact of
READ FULL STORYUnpaid carers will benefit from almost £40,00 made jointly to Voluntary Action Shetland (VAS) and Shetland Care Attendant Scheme (SCAS).
READ FULL STORYA free app is being trialled which aims to showcase the best of islands in Scotland – and Shetland has been picked as the location…
READ FULL STORYThe RAF Prime Ministerial plane played a major role in escorting two Russian bombers away from Shetland yesterday (Monday 14th September). Two Russian Blackjack supersonic…
READ FULL STORYThe Shetland Amenity Trust has highlighted four new trustees who have come onto the organisation. Long-standing trustee Frank Robertson has meanwhile stepped down after 21…
READ FULL STORYVisiting numbers to Shetland Museum and Archive have plunged by over 90 per cent as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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