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Pupils will arrive to share the past and shape the future
Shetland students Kaylee Mouat (right) and Hannah Budge, with Phi-Luan Chung from Diepholz in Germany, enjoying the view from the Bata Tower in Zlin, Czech Republic at the 2014 Global Classroom...
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Carmichael accepts ‘full responsibility’ for memo leak
Northern Isles MP has admitted that he authorised the leak of a controversial memo ahead of the general election. The document suggested First Minister Nicola Sturgeon favoured David Cameron as the...
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Dawson hopes to follow in footsteps of Tottenham greats
Young Dawson White off to another training session. Photo: Gordon Johnston A seven-year-old boy whose mother hails from Cunningsburgh has taken the first steps towards hopefully becoming a professional...
View ArticleOpen-and-shut case (John Jamieson)
Alistair Carmichael has been caught out this time. We will never know how many more times he has evaded exposure. This episode is an open-and-shut case for the right of voters to be able to recall...
View ArticleStealth under-funding (John Tulloch)
How entertaining to witness the SNP jumping up and down, beating their breasts and shaking their fists in the air with rage, following Alistair Carmichael’s admission that he authorised the leak of the...
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Royal Navy minehunter proves a star attraction
HMS Middleton at Victoria Pier in Lerwick. Photo: Dave Donaldson The Royal Navy minehunter HMS Middleton is paying a five-day visit over the weekend, to coincide with today’s centenary of the Voe...
View ArticleOutboard motor stolen from boat at Lerwick Marina
An outboard motor was stolen from a boat at the Lerwick Marina at Gremista last month. The theft of the 4hp Matsui engine occurred some time between 3.30pm on Saturday 18th April and 10.30am on Monday...
View ArticleSheepish climbdown (Allan Sutherland)
I have just read about the demonstrations by the SNP against your MP, Alistair Carmichael. It should be the 9,407 people who voted for Mr Carmichael three weeks ago, assisted by the other 7,731 people...
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Isles left with MP of questionable integrity, says Skene
SNP candidate Danus Skene, who ran Alistair Carmichael close in the General Election, speaks after the election count last month. The SNP General Election candidate for the Northern Isles says the...
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Samaritans branch celebrates its 30th anniversary
Samaritans and invited guests outside the branch headquarters in Charlotte Street, Lerwick. The Shetland branch of the Samaritans celebrated its 30th anniversary on Saturday with an event in the...
View ArticleWaiting for Lib Dems’ comment (Robbie McGregor)
I write on behalf of the many SNP members and activists who feel very aggrieved at the way Alistair Carmichael has behaved. We spent a considerable amount of time and effort on the campaign and now...
View ArticleCarmichael staying put as Northern Isles MP, he says
Alistair Carmichael has vowed to remain as MP for the isles despite widespread calls for him to step down after he admitted leaking a private memo in a bid to smear First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Just...
View ArticleTub-thumping piety (John Tulloch)
It’s a time for piety from the SNP and Robbie McGregor, “lawn sleeves billowing”, gives us the text. “Thou shalt not lie!” he thunders. Thumping the “Good Book”, he demands atonement and warns of...
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Guardian Angell christened at Whitby in Yorkshire
Shetland flags hang proudly over the Guardian Angell partners and family after the 26-metre whitefish trawler was named at Whitby on Saturday. Shetland’s newest whitefish trawler the Guardian Angell...
View ArticleCouncil’s harbours show healthy profit for past year
All Shetland’s council-run harbours showed a profit for 2014/15, according to figures given to the SIC harbour board on Tuesday. Finance chief Jonathan Belford said the situation, with a combined...
View ArticleLocal Liberal Democrats back Carmichael to stay as MP
Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has been given the backing of his Holyrood counterpart and the local Liberal Democrat group. He has been the subject of fierce criticism since it was revealed he was behind...
View Article‘Dirt-bike’ driver fined and banned for a year
A teenager who took out his dirt bike after drinking and travelled the equivalent length of a quarter of a football pitch has been banned from the roads for one year and ordered to pay a fine. Mark...
View ArticleSeven and a half months for wife beater
A man is beginning a seven-and-a-half-month prison sentence after he admitted assaulting his wife. Ricardo Kortram, 49, of North Road in Lerwick, was previously remanded after he pleaded guilty to...
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New finance chief says books are in good shape
Shetland Islands Council had a “positive financial conclusion to the year”, councillors heard this week. Members gathered to review the books for 2014/15, with finance chief Jonathan Belford saying the...
View ArticleIn this week’s Shetland Times
In this week’s Shetland Times: • We have extensive coverage of Alistair Carmichael’s decision to remain as isles MP following the row over his role in the leaking of a private memo to smear the First...
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