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‘It was like crashing into a car’ says pensioner knocked over by bullock
A pensioner has described the moment she was struck by a half-tonne runaway bullock when out for a walk in Lerwick. The dramatic moment pensioner Mary Thomason is knocked off her feet by the runaway...
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In this week’s Shetland Times: •A pensioner has described the moment she was struck by a half-tonne runaway bullock in Lerwick. •A woman has spoken openly about her experience of giving evidence in...
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Sandison breaks 10k road race record
Michelle Sandison with her new Shetland 10k road race record certificate. Photo: Colin Rattray Whalsay distance runner Michelle Sandison ran a new Shetland 10k road race record at the Clydebank...
View ArticlePoliticians oppose plans to sell final Royal Mail share
Politicians from various parties have condemned news the government plans to sell off its last remaining slice of Royal Mail, announced this week by Chancellor George Osborne as part of a package of...
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Blackwell to take on top CLAN Cancer Support role
CLAN Cancer Support has appointed Colette Blackwell as its new chief executive. Colette Blackwell has been appointed chief executive of CLAN Cancer Support. She will succeed Debbie Thomson who spent...
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Folk festival to lose £18,000 charitable trust funding
Grant funding from Shetland Charitable Trust to the Shetland Folk Festival will end over the next four years, creating an £18,000 void for festival organisers to fill. Habadekuk performing at this...
View ArticlePetition to declare election null and void goes to SIC
A petition lodged with the Court of Session to have the election of Alistair Carmichael as Orkney and Shetland MP declared void has been published by the SIC on its website. The petition, from four...
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Norwegian film crew in town for TV series
A couple of Norwegian adventurers made a stop in Lerwick on Wednesday and Thursday to record part of their TV series Fjorden Cowboys. Joar Førde and Leif Einar “Lothepus”Lothe are a pair of manual...
View ArticleWoman airlifted after Eshaness fall
A woman was airlifted to Lerwick after falling near Eshaness lighthouse on Saturday afternoon. Rescue helicopter 900, which was out on exercise, was tasked to pick up the woman at 3.25pm after the...
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Well known town figure dies after stroke
A stalwart of the Lerwick business community and one of the best known faces in Shetland, Harry Jamieson, died in hospital in Aberdeen on Saturday after having suffered a stroke. Mr Jamieson, 71, was...
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Islanders mount campaign against Flybe and Loganair prices
A Facebook campaign against the staggering cost of flying to and from Scottish islands has gained thousands of followers overnight. The page, Islanders against Flybe & Loganair’s excessive prices,...
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Shellfish farmer shortlisted for award
Mussel farmer Michael Tait, from Vadlure, Walls, has made it on to the shortlist of this year’s M&S “Farming for the Future” awards. He will find out if he has won on the first day of the Royal...
View ArticleMan admits using glass in bar assault
A man has admitted hitting his assault victim on the head with a glass during a night out in a Lerwick pub. Graham Maconnachie, 43, whose address was given as Glasgow’s Craigbo Court, overreacted when...
View ArticleMan who turned aggressive in Posers told to leave Shetland
A man who brandished a bottle at door staff in a Lerwick nightspot has been given 48 hours to get out of the isles – unless he can prove he still has his job. Gary Robertson, 32, of Boglemarts Street,...
View ArticleSouthern fried country comes to Mareel
Shetland audiences will experience a taste of the US south next month when country artistes Meaghan Blanchard and Amythyst Kiah play Mareel on 28th July. The event, presented by Shetland Arts, is being...
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Leask breaks her own Shetland 800 metres record
Isles runner Emma Leask set a new Shetland record in the 800 metres at the British Milers Club meeting in Trafford last night. Emma Leask after her record-breaking run on Tuesday. Her time was 2:08:26,...
View ArticleHard work helps reduce hospital’s delayed discharges
The dramatic drop in the number of people stuck in hospital waiting for suitable care to become available is thanks to a “lot of hard work” by the community and acute services, according to head of...
View ArticleNewly-wed couple jailed over ‘despicable’ crime
A couple who embarked on a “despicable” crime when they stole from the house of a friend who had just died are beginning their early days of married life in jail. David McKinnon has been sentenced to...
View ArticleMan trashed house after missing football
A drunken man punched holes in the walls of his home and became aggressive towards his partner when he missed a football match on the television. John Hart, 32, of Park Wynd in Sandwick lashed out...
View ArticleTeen driver ‘fortunate not to be injured or killed’
A dangerous teenage driver has been told to stay off the roads after he admitted tearing away from pursuing police at night and switching off his lights to avoid detection. Thomas Day, 17, of Nordavatn...
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