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More members needed to give riding club a new lease of life
Gordon Williamson with his horse Saunder. Photo: Dave Donaldson Shetland Riding Club is seeking new members to boost the club’s numbers and give it a new lease of life. The club is holding an emergency...
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Respect award for Sandwick Junior High
Sandwick Junior High School has became the first “rights respecting school” in Shetland, and pupils were today presented with a certificate by MSP Tavish Scott to mark this achievement. To gain the UN...
View ArticleSIC free to decide when to kick off school closure consultations
The prospect of school closures has moved a step closer following the release of the long-awaited findings of a commission looking at Scottish rural education. Shetland Islands Council is now free to...
View ArticleOil giant considers reopening Unst airport
Unst could be set for a boost with the possible re-opening of the airport at Baltasound to serve the oil industry. Oil giant Chevron has been exploring the option of using the disused airport when it...
View ArticleSTEWART & WATSON
Buckie Detached 4 bedroom house five minutes from Buckie, on A98 to Inverness. Double glazing, central heating. Double garage with driveway and gardens. For details telephone Stewart & Watson (ref....
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Big names lined up for Fiddle Frenzy’s 10th birthday
Click to enlarge A star-studded line-up featuring Fiddlers’ Bid, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham and acclaimed Scottish folk pioneers Lau has been unveiled for this summer’s Fiddle Frenzy. The bill for...
View ArticleGreen isles ambassadors triumph at Young Scot Awards
Six Shetland teenagers working as ambassadors to deliver a “youth legacy” from next summer’s Commonwealth Games did the islands proud at the Young Scot Awards on Friday night, winning the environment...
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Harbour ready for another busy cruise season – but no records this year
The cruise ship year at Lerwick Harbour gets under way this week with the arrival of the Fram from Balestrand in Norway. The ship, which arrives on Friday is scheduled to call again in May and...
View ArticleCurrency union plans are incoherent, claims Carmichael
The Scottish National Party’s plans for a “currency union” between an independent Scotland and the rest of the UK are increasingly complicated and unclear, isles MP Alistair Carmichael claims. Speaking...
View ArticleGoose cull a step closer after ‘sympathetic’ meeting
Initial steps have been taken which could lead to a controlled cull of geese being introduced to help control numbers of the birds feeding off crofts and farms. The isles’ agricultural community is...
View ArticleGilbert Bain orthodontist ‘failed to diagnose string of problems’, hearing told
An NHS orthodontist broke professional rules by continuing to treat six patients who should have been referred to specialists, a hearing was told today. Paul D’Eathe is said to have failed to diagnose...
View ArticleSerious crash near Cunningsburgh
The main road south of Cunningsburgh has been closed this afternoon because of a serious road accident. The incident, understood to involve two vehicles, a car and a lorry, occurred at about 3.30pm on...
View ArticleSalmond confirms cabinet visit
Shetland will host the Scottish government’s first summer cabinet meeting in July, it has been announced. Lerwick is one of four towns, including Hawick, Campbeltown and Fraserburgh, to host government...
View ArticleWoman dies following Cunningsburgh crash
Accident investigators are travelling to the isles following yesterday’s serious crash near Cunningsburgh, in which a woman was killed. Police Scotland’s Highlands and Islands division have sent the...
View ArticlePolice name crash victim
The woman killed in yesterday’s serious crash at Cunningsburgh has been named by police as 68-year-old Margaret Sinclair – known locally as Pearl – from Levenwick. The two-vehicle collision involving a...
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Brae pupils win enterprise award with peerie cook book
A group of business-minded youngsters from Brae High School were thrilled to win an enterprise award for the way they created, marketed and sold a recipe book. The pupils formed a company called...
View ArticleLegends, myths and scare stories (Charlie Gallagher)
You cannot help but noticing the constant stream of “the incredible ‘no’ men” that have been slipping into Scotland, at taxpayers’ expense, for a couple of hours with some fanciful tale of “doom and...
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Crofter Agnes in ‘state of half-disbelief’ after receiving honour
Click to enlarge Crofter Agnes Leask had “an absolutely fabulous evening” on Tuesday, when she was presented with the British Empire Medal (BEM) by Lord Lieutenant Bobby Hunter in a ceremony at the...
View ArticleWhat’s On in Shetland – May 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 – April 2013
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)...
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