Shetland Life Editorial: Ursine activity spotted Nort!
The bears are back! I remember when that headline popped up in The Shetland Times, back in early 1988 I think. The CUI (Corrosion Under Insulation) project was kicking off in earnest and hundreds of...
View ArticleOil platform closed again after second leak in two months
A North Sea platform and pipeline infrastructure were closed down for the second time in two months on Saturday when a leak was, again, found in one of its legs. More than 70 non-essential personnel...
View ArticleVisiting couple ‘got drunk and fought’
A short trip to the isles turned sour for an Aberdeen couple at the weekend when they started fighting each other in a popular Lerwick night-spot. Richard Smith, 32, and 29-year-old Cheryl Irvine drew...
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Double glory at championships for table tennis star Lynda
Table tennis player Lynda Flaws retained her women’s singles title and added a triumph in the doubles at the Scottish National Championships in Glasgow at the weekend. After comfortable wins in her...
View ArticleFully-furnished hotel rooms shipped to Brae
Specially-built modules containing fully-furnished rooms for the Moorfield Hotel in Brae have been shipped to the isles. The rooms – complete with beds, bathrooms and mini-bars – have been transported...
View ArticleSurprised by Carmichael – Ian MacKenzie Telfer
Because of cost of living factors rural poverty can be more pronounced than urban poverty. It is often hidden, as people in our countryside tend to cover up their social deprivation with stoic...
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Sum achievement – AHS maths team reaches national final
The Anderson High School team has won the North and North East Scotland regional final of the UK Mathematical Trust’s Team Maths Challenge. Click for full image The event, held in Elphinstone Hall at...
View ArticleMSP to challenge Serco chief over islanders’ ferry concerns
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott is planning to raise islanders’ concerns about Serco’s recent changes to the North Boats service at a meeting with its chief executive Stuart Garrett on Tuesday. Speaking...
View ArticleParents welcome plans for ‘deteriorating’ secondary school
Fledgling plans to breathe new life into Scalloway’s defunct secondary school have been given a thumbs up by parents. Proposals to move primary and nursery lessons to the empty junior high building...
View ArticleMan ‘lashed out’ after night of drinking
A man launched a late night assault against two people after a night of drinking. Polish man Sebastian Wrzos, 28, of Scalloway “lashed out” and gave a woman a bruised and cut cheek just below the eye....
View ArticleWhat’s On in Shetland – April 2013 + on
These details are subject to change or cancellation without prior notification. Check with organisers if unsure. Useful numbers: Islesburgh Community Centre – 01595 745100; Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT)...
View ArticleWhat’s On in Shetland – March 2013
These details are subject to change or cancellation without prior notification. Check with organisers if unsure. Also see www.shetlandtimes.co.uk for updates. Useful numbers: Islesburgh Community...
View ArticleWork starts to get oil flowing again after second leak this year
The operators of the troubled Cormorant Alpha platform have begun the process of restoring the flow of oil through the Brent pipeline system after a small leak forced a second shut-down in just two...
View ArticleOffice worker lost job after helping herself to employer’s funds
A woman embezzled more than £5,000 in public money after her initial pilfering “snowballed” out of control. Diane Pottinger, 29, of Hillhead in Lerwick helped herself to the money while she worked at...
View ArticleCouncil discovers properties it ‘didn’t know were there’
The council has admitted to an embarrassing lack of knowledge about the number of “low value” properties that it owns. And it indicated on Thursday that there may yet be more properties of which it is...
View ArticleSocial enterprise struggling to cope after losing £100,000
Major cuts are likely at the social enterprise company COPE this year, after a significant reduction in the funding it receives from the council. But rumours about where these cuts might fall have been...
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Hjogaland,Trondra Unique opportunity to purchase a family home in a spectacular site, extending to approximately 0.401 acres, with uninterrupted views down Clift Sound to Maywick with Fitful Head in...
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Internal-External Vacancy –Chef We currently have an exciting employment opportunity within our business for a Chef on an onshore site. DUTIES:Delivering a prompt service of all meals at the required...
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