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A spectacular galley burning in Scalloway tonight (Friday) heralded the start of Shetland's fire festival season for 2019.A sizeable crowd turned out to see around 200 guizers join this year's 51 member Jarl's Squad, led by Tingwall-man Maurice Jamieson, on their torchlit procession through the ... Read more...
And we're off... fire festival season 2019 kicked off in Scalloway this morning (Friday) with a procession of Vikings through the village.Guizer Jarl Maurice Jamieson – portraying Thorbjorn Hrollaugsson – led his squad of 51 from Port Arthur along Main Street and towards the Scalloway Youth ... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council has taken delivery of over 6,000 tonnes of rock salt at Scalloway Harbour as part of its preparations for winter road treatment.The cargo vessel Aasli arrived from Northern Ireland at Scalloway on Friday morning with a cargo of 6,125 tonnes of rock salt. During the f... Read more...
A new exercise approach is proving highly beneficial for Shetland residents with Parkinson's disease.For the past three months a dozen sufferers have been trying out the "Might Moves" exercise class in Scalloway, funded by Parkinson's UK.The class, run by Margaret Gear at the Yasp physio... Read more...
A number of off-licences have cleared their shelves of strong cider ahead of the minimum pricing law which came into force today (Tuesday).The new law – which states that a unit of alcohol must cost at least 50 pence – has been introduced by the Scottish government in a bid to make peopl... Read more...
Boat building expertise took centre stage on Wednesday – with the launch of a salmon workboat made by Malakoff.The 14-metre Cooke Aquaculture steel catamaran Vaila Marie has been built to work out on the West Side.A sister vessel is under construction and due to come into service in about ... Read more...
The police are appealing for witnesses after a fence was damaged in Scalloway.The fence, at a property at Port Arthur, was damaged at around 2am on Tuesday 27th March.Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident. Lerwick police station can be contacted by dialli... Read more...
Monday morning saw the opening session of the Shetland Schools’ Music Festival in Mareel. (more…) Read more...
Water Water supplies in Scalloway and Tingwall were disrupted for six hours yesterday.The disruption was due to a burst water main which affected around 300 properties.Scottish Water said supplies were restored at approximately 8.30pm.A statement said: “We apologise to those who were ... Read more...
A woman has died from injuries sustained in an industrial incident involving a forklift truck in Scalloway.Police have confirmed Karen Allan, from Scalloway, died at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on Thursday.Officers said the incident happened just after 11.40am on 31st January at Blackness Pier.... Read more...