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What are we going to do with education in Shetland? And the last thing I am here to discuss is either closing or keeping open
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Editorial: The Old Rock 16.09.11
As we report this week, the European Commission has granted its consent for a derogation on fuel duty for Shetland, Orkney, the Outer and Inner
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The summer is by. The equinox is nearly here. It’s time to snuggle down for the dark nights and browse among the photos from the
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In 1930, two journalists called Walter Sellar and Robert Yeatman wrote a viciously funny spoof history of England under the title 1066 and All That.
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 09.09.11
Quite why the Scottish government is making such a mess of what ought to be a routine procedure – the framing and tendering out of
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While I was in Tiree recently, two items were uncovered that probably had a close connection with a riot that once took place in a
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 02.09.11
That councillors have conflicts of interest in their dual roles as trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust and, for some, as board members of Viking Energy
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 26.08.11
There was good news for Shetland’s economy this week from oil giant BP about likely investment in the Clair field off Shetland and the prospect,
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People get nervous when they hear you write fiction. They are afraid that you will make them into a character in your next novel; put
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For the past 10 days or so, David Cameron has looked lost. Both he and his cabinet colleagues have struggled to respond coherently to last
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 19.08.11
It remains to be seen what trustees finally decide at the next meeting of Shetland Charitable Trust on 8th September, but if they decide to
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For months there have been rumblings of discontent among pilot boat men and tugmen at the port of Sullom Voe. Chief among the concerns raised
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Hogni Hoydal knows Shetland well. He is a Faroese politician who is one of the 33 members of the islands’ Parliament. He is leader of
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 05.08.11
One of the traditional markers of the end of the summer holidays was the start of the Scottish football season; alas that has now been
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