Advertising/Circulation Sales Adviser
TEMPORARY POST UP TO 12 MONTHS MATERNITY COVER We have a vacancy for a full-time Advertising/Circulation Sales Adviser to join our busy team at Gremista, Lerwick. This post involves general office...
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Enthusiastic, book-loving person required for our busy bookshop. As well as assisting customers with purchases and enquiries, the successful applicant will have responsibility for displaying stock and...
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Five-star accolade for Brydon’s wildlife tour company
An Unst-based wildlife tour company has become one of only four in Scotland to be awarded the top tourist accolade of five stars. Brydon Thomason receives his award from VisitShetland manager Steve...
View ArticleMan tried to grind heroin into the ground
A man made a “ham-fisted attempt” at evading detection when he dropped heroin and tried to grind it into the ground with his foot. Ebrahim Hassan, 51, of Gossaford, Brae, admitted dropping the Class A...
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Seven community councils stand to be dissolved
Seven community councils are on the brink of dissolution owing to a shortage of candidates for re-election. The councils – Bressay, Northmavine, Scalloway, Tingwall Whiteness & Weisdale,...
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Benefits of integrated health and care outlined
The amalgamation of health and community care services under a unified management structure will pay dividends in the face of declining budgets, officials have insisted. Health service bosses outlined...
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Rugby team loses to Stornoway
Harry Morton dives over the line to score Shetland’s second try. Photo: Kevin Jones The Shetland rugby team lost Saturday’s BT Caledonia League Division 2 North match against Stornoway RFC at...
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Good demand at flock book sale
Pictured at the Shetland Flock Book sale are (from left): reserve champion John Manson, first champion overall Brian Thompson and moorit champion Neil Doull. Photo: Dave Donaldson Shetland Livestock...
View ArticleWhat a dismal sight (Ian Selbie)
Looking at the front page of The Shetland Times (3rd October) I initially thought the photo was of an old whaling station until I read the article and discovered it was the plans for the new Anderson...
View ArticleTell us how they perform (Les Sinclair)
The Shetland Times of 3rd October carried an article relating to the resignation of James Gray, SIC executive manager of finance. Given that Mr Gray has clearly demonstrated his worth to Shetland over...
View ArticleFerry sailings cancelled
A harsh weather forecast has forced the cancellation of sailings to and from Aberdeen. Monday’s 7pm northbound sailing of the Hjaltland is the first victim of the gale force winds expected. The...
View ArticleMan breaches bail a day after prison release
A man has been remanded in custody after he admitted breaching special bail conditions a day after being released from prison for a similar offence. Trevor Couper, 21, of Lerwick’s Cairnfield Road...
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Wool week launches in Fair Isle style
A sea of hats at the opening ceremony at Mareel. Photo: Dave Donaldson Shetland Wool Week has expanded – so much so that it now takes place over nine days rather than seven. It even started before...
View ArticleFire brigade called to floods overnight
Fire services were busy last night as flooding affected several properties in the west and south Mainland. At 7.16pm the Sandwick fire brigade were called to a house at Fladdabister where they pumped...
View ArticleVideo: Schools protest music
A You Tube video protesting proposals for rural school closures, entitled Chasing Cuts, has clocked up over 2,850 hits in less than 24 hours. The video made by Unst Leisure centre worker Faye Cox stars...
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MSP sceptical over honorary sheriffs proposals
The end of the honorary sheriffs system will most likely be heralded soon following controversial plans to abolish the role played out in Scottish courts. The final vote on the Courts Reform Bill is...
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Rural councils object to town housing plan
The area of the Staney Hill where the new houses could be built. Photo: John Coutts Social house building in rural Shetland faces a grim future, the community councils’ association heard on Saturday....
View ArticleCommunity councils stave off dissolution threat
All Shetland community councils have now received sufficient nominations to stave off the threat of dissolution that was hanging over several of them this weekend. Fetlar, Sandwick and Unst all...
View ArticleResidents urge SIC to think again over parking
Residents close to the proposed Anderson High School at the Clickimin are fighting to have parking spaces lost to a new road layout replaced. Eighty-four people are petitioning the council urging...
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Exhibition for photographer with links to Yell
Photographed in front of some of Max Bruce’s Shetland photos are members of the Shetland Society of Wellington. From left: Ross Mainland, Peter Glensor, Ruth Mainland, Andrea Hudson, Gibby Inkster, Pam...
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