Pizza man MacColl will fight on after SIC turns down his plan
A plan for a pizzeria between Brae and Voe was officially refused by the council’s planning department yesterday, but businessman Henry MacColl, whose dream it was, has vowed to fight on. Mr MacColl,...
View ArticleMinor crashes in Isles
There were three minor traffic accidents on Isles roads last night and this morning. According to Police Scotland a man was taken to hospital by ambulance after his car left the road in Quarff and...
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Traffic calming on cards for Esplanade
A consultation has been opened on making a large chunk of Lerwick town centre into a 20mph zone with speed bumps to help control traffic. The SIC today published details of a traffic calming scheme...
View ArticleRobbery at Lerwick premises
A man has been arrested in Lerwick after the theft of money from a commercial premises in the town centre on Friday afternoon. After a report of “robbery” at 4.26pm police traced a 33 year-old man to a...
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Robinson wins backing for proposals in Europe
An influential European committee has backed a number of proposals aimed at making EU policies better reflect the problems of islands, remote areas and local communities. The range of proposals was...
View ArticleFish talks have greater than usual significance
Increased fish quotas and greater catching flexibility must be agreed when the EU fisheries council starts tomorrow, if next year’s discard ban has a hope of working, the industry and politicians have...
View ArticlePlanning inconsistencies (Mike Bennett)
“I’m an elected councillor and the people I represent want this to happen.” So says Jonathan Wills (Shetland Times, 11th December) on the subject of a local call-handling centre. How true that a...
View ArticleWhy is Skene so secretive (James Whitworth)
I was delighted with your article on page seven the week before last, “Holyrood candidates continue verbal sparring”. Danus Skene’s claim that the North Boats are horrendously expensive ignores the...
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Have your say on island air services
Islanders are being encouraged to take an online questionnaire aimed at indentifying what’s important for an air service. The survey, at http://bit.ly/IslandsAirSurvey, is open until the 3rd January...
View ArticleDunrossness resident accused of robbing shop in Lerwick
A man has been remanded in custody after being accused of assault and robbery. George Hogg, 33, of Dunrossness, appeared from custody in private before honorary sheriff Arnold Duncan at Lerwick Sheriff...
View ArticleInjured man waits four hours for ambulance
An elderly man with a suspected broken hip was left waiting nearly four hours for an ambulance in icy conditions yesterday. The chairman of the Shetland Community Safety and Resilience Board has said...
View ArticlePetrofac warns of further gas plant losses
Petrofac is expected to take a further financial hit as it comes close to completing the gas plant development for Total. The first gas is expected to be flowing before the end of this month. But, in a...
View ArticleTrad music and comedy for Up-Helly-A’ gigs
Line-ups have been announced for Shetland Arts’ annual Fiery Sessions and Stand Up Helly Aa events next month. The Fiery Sessions will comprise two daytime concerts, featuring music from Shetland duo...
View ArticleMEP Duncan fears Euro energy deal is not flexible
Conservative politician and Scottish MEP Ian Duncan has expressed concerns that plans for an EU Energy Union may remove flexibility from national governments when determining their own energy policies....
View ArticleDeath threat sent to Carmichael over Syria vote
Alistair Carmichael has been the subject of a death threat over his Commons support for Syrian air strikes. The isles MP has declined to comment, other than to say the serious nature of the threat led...
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Deal signed for new Whalsay seine net vessel
Seven shareholders of the Tranquility fishing company based in Whalsay have ordered a new boat from a Danish yard. Stuart Anderson, representing the owners of Tranquility Fishing Co Ltd, based in...
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Jobs at risk as engineering firm faces losing its home
Shetland Leasing And Property (Slap) was to start legal proceedings to remove long-established marine engineering firm HNP from its Lerwick premises this week, after refusing a bid by the HNP to buy...
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Future pupils tour new AHS building site
Project director Mark Clarke presents a tablet to children from the Anderson High School so they can record and download their visits to the site. From left: Craig Pottinger, Shane Painter, Jonathan...
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Lack of funding means Quarff soft-play plan is non starter
Plans for a new community cafe and soft play centre in Quarff have taken a serious knock after more than two years of planning. Charity group Shetland Community Cafe and Soft Play wanted to transform...
View ArticleMareel woes, trust troubles and a Slap in the face for HNP
• A music promoter who brought up Eddi Reader and the Blockheads says he can no longer work with Mareel. • Shetland Leasing and Property is to start a legal challenge to have a marine engineering firm...
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