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A FORMER textiles teacher has launched a new sewing initiative in Shetland after swapping life in London for a more sedate ...
A POPULAR Bressay hotel, bar and restaurant has had its valuation reduced as its owners seek a quick sale. The Maryfield ...
A NEW acting headteacher has been appointed to lead schools in Sandwick and Fair Isle until the end of the year. Melvyn Clark will perform the dual role at Fair Isle primary, which has two pupils, and ...
FORMER Brae GP Dr Paul Scott has been struck off the medical register after being found guilty of several counts of serious ...
A TEENAGER who downloaded indecent images and videos of children has had his sentence deferred for background reports.
WORK is ongoing with improvement plans at some of Shetland’s care homes amid what has been described as a “decline” in ...
IT IS estimated that nearly £300,000 has been saved in travel costs so far by having an MRI scanner located in Shetland.
SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) leader Emma Macdonald has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Shetland in the ...
A MUSICIAN who committed an “utterly disgraceful” sexual assault on a woman in the middle of a busy Lerwick pub has been ...
THE SHETLAND gas plant looks set to be unaffected by news of financial difficulties within energy company Prax - the firm ...
“The challenge for us is; do we provide a service or do we not? “The consequences for the community of not providing a ...
Those are some of the opportunities. The detail of how all that pans out is not to be dictated, but decided by all the people of Shetland. The first change must be to put the power in their hands. A ...