In this week’s Shetland Times:
• Amenity, arts and recreational trusts are left seeking ways to plug significant funding gaps after Shetland Charitable Trust’s decision to tighten its belt.
• A Facebook campaign against “extortionate” air fares to and from Scottish isles have gained more than 13,000 followers in five days, and won widespread political backing.
• There is widespread condemnation for the Tory government’s plans to sell off its remaining 30 per cent share in Royal Mail.
• Read our arts and entertainment section, featuring a look ahead to the JAWS festival and a last look at The New Rope String Band, which is disbanding after 29 years in the business.
• And in sport, there is drama in the Parish Cup quarter final finishes.