NorthLink ferries to get £1 million makeover
NorthLink passenger ships Hjaltland and Hrossey are having a £1 million makeover to provide “gastro-pub” food, luxury recliners and a room of video console games. The work by new operators Serco is...
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Happy Mondays gig postponed for medical reasons
The Happy Mondays Next month’s big sellout Happy Mondays gig in Mareel has been put off until next year after the Manchester rockers postponed a host of European tour dates due to “unforeseen medical...
View ArticleSerco NorthLink to drop photo ID rule
People travelling on Serco NorthLink Ferries will no longer need photo identification to board the ships, managing director Stuart Garrett announced yesterday. The move sees the services to the...
View ArticleCleeves’ new BBC drama gets premiere screening at Mareel
A major new prime time television drama set in Shetland and based on the work of popular crime-writer Ann Cleeves had a preview in Mareel on Wednesday night.The two-part drama, due to be shown on BBC...
View ArticleBuilding firm in dispute over Anderson High
The Irish construction company which was contracted to build the new Anderson High School before the project was moved from the Knab to the Clickimin is still poised to begin work on the new build....
View ArticleEMN PLANT
Part-time Clerical Assistant EMN Plant Ltd is a new and expanding plant hire, contracting and haulage business based at Sella Ness, Graven. To enquire about this position please contact Marie Manson:...
View ArticleSHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL
FOR SALE64 St Olaf Street, Lerwick Substantial two storey stone built building plus shed and grounds within a central town location. St Clements Hall,St Olaf Street, Lerwick Historic former Lerwick...
View ArticleLERWICK ENGINEERING & FABRICATION LTD
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View ArticleFETLAR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
Fetlar Tourism Development OfficerSalary: £16,380 for 21 hours per week12 month contract – funded by The Big Lottery Fund – Village SOS The Fetlar Tourism Development Initiative is an exciting new...
View ArticleWILSONE & DUFFUS
Curlew Avenue, Setters Hill Estate, Baltasound, Unst We have a selection of former RAF three-bedroom semi-detached properties in quiet residential development. Fixed Prices of £25,000 & £27,500....
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Sandwick bairns on news beat
Click on image to enlarge Young news hounds are busily seeking out the latest hot stories in the South Mainland. The hardened hacks with a nose for a good tale are all part of Sandwick Junior High’s...
View ArticleCouncil to examine whether motorsport event is too noisy for neighbouring cats
The SIC is to measure the noise level of a future motorsport event before deciding whether to allow Tingwall Airport to be used as a venue. Following concern from the nearby Gott Cattery, councillors...
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Erin is Swan’s new Vevoe champion
Click on image to enlarge The Vevoe Trophy, presented annually by the Swan Trust to the Swan trainee of the year, has been won this year by 15 year-old Erin Simpson of Whalsay. Erin was a trainee...
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Hundreds turn out for winter festival parade
Lerwick was packed tonight as hundreds turned out to watch the first Winter Festival parade and Christmas lights switch-on in the town. A family parade, with bairns from Peerie Foxes nursery led the...
View ArticleWe need the meals (Eileen Petrie and Margaret Batty)
This is an appeal to all councillors when you meet at the full council meeting to discuss the decisions made at the last social services committee regarding the future of the Freefield Centre. We are...
View ArticleUnst Fest nominated for Creative Place award
Unst in the running to win a “Creative Place award” in recognition of the way the island’s Unst Fest brings the community together.The festival has been running for five years and includes music, dance...
View ArticleNesting Primary School gets £5,800 Lottery grant towards pupils’ history project
A Nesting Primary School project has been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund “All Our Stories” grant of £5,800. “The Thing of Nesting in Nesting Primary School” project, led by pupils and staff, has been...
View Article140 oil platform workers evacuated after gas leak
An investigation is under way after workers were evacuated from a North Sea oil platform 109 miles north-east of Lerwick following a gas leak yesterday. They were taken to nearby installations after...
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Mareel funding decision to be made in private
Councillors will meet in private next week to discuss an approach from Shetland Arts for more SIC money to help bridge a seven-figure funding gap for the building of Mareel. After an 18-month delay...
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