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SHETLAND’s two parliamentarians have welcomed news that four possible subsea tunnels have been recommended for further ...
AN ENGINE fire led to a Sumburgh to Glasgow Loganair flight having to divert to Aberdeen last year, an investigation into the ...
NHS SHETLAND says it has met with Lerwick Dental Practice and agreed to move “forward together” following a long-running ...
EDUCATION chief Samantha Flaws has apologised “unreservedly” for the council’s lack of communication on its additional ...
THE ICONIC sail training boat Swan is set to undergo a major upgrade this winter, with local company Malakoff to carry out ...
MORE than 1,600 trees could be planted as part of biodiversity enhancement measures relating to the proposed expansion of the ...
POLICE believe a hoax call lead to a four hour search and rescue effort involving Lerwick lifeboat, Sumburgh coastguard helicopter and three rescue teams. The search and rescue helicopter was called ...
NORTHERN Isles politician Alistair Carmichael has said the “arrogance and complacency” of energy companies left him ...
Shetland Amenity Trust, which manages the service on behalf of the council, said Hawkins has been a “vital part of the museum team” since 2016, latterly serving as acting curator. “During this time ...
THE COASTGUARD rescue helicopter and the Lerwick lifeboat are responding to reports of a boat possibly sinking off the west coast of mainland Shetland. The coastguard said it was called to the scene ...
THE SHETLAND 2013 football development squad travelled to Kirkwall at the weekend for games against their Orkney counterparts. The ‘inter-county’ matches took place on Saturday morning at the ...
A SIGNIFICANT report on Shetland’s future inter-island transport needs has recommended that the idea of tunnels to Yell, Unst, Bressay and Whalsay is taken forward for further consideration. However ...