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Shalimar, Bridge End Lovely family home. Built in 2009. Livingroom, kitchen/ diningroom, 3 double bedrooms, master with en-suite, bathroom, utility room, garage with electric door, large front &...
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Practice Education Facilitator(Ref: D24/ST)Band 6 – Salary Range £25,783- £34,530 per annum (pro rata)Part Time – 18.75 hours per week District Nurse (Band 6) orCommunity Staff Nurse (Band 5) with...
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2005, 68,000 miles, new MoT/tax, towbar, roof bars, wood lined, good condition. £2,100 o.n.o. Tel. 01595 810606 or07880 950221.…
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NISSAN X-TRAIL 2.2DCi 136 COLUMBIA 4×4
Manual station wagon, diesel, 93,000 miles, blade silver, tax until 31st May, 2013, MoT until 10th April, 2014. F.S.H., sat nav., ABS, PAS, A/C, alloys (inc. spare), cruise control, electric panoramic...
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Massive town power station will cost £150m and need 400 workers
Artist’s impression of the new Rova Head power station. People in Shetland had a chance this week to view Scottish and Southern Energy’s plans for a new £150 million power station in Lerwick, the...
View ArticleSports Fixtures for w/e Friday 7th June, 2013
SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUES (All kick-offs 6.45pm unless stated otherwise) Friday 31st – Madrid Cup (semi-finals): Spurs v Delting at Gilbertson Park; Whitedale v Celtic at Strom Park. Officials to be...
View ArticleStrain felt in Brae over perceived rowdiness by gas plant workers
Tensions are rising in Brae over the impact the growing number of oil and gas workers are having on the area’s social fabric. Many believe rowdy and intimidating behaviour in recent weeks has come...
View ArticleMillarkie pleads guilty to assault and attempted robbery
A grieving widower was so desperate to get away from Shetland that he staged a bizarre raid on his local bookie’s shop. John Millarkie donned balaclava and fake beard and spoke in a mock Irish accent...
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Economy is booming but wages have scarcely risen in past decade
Councillor Gary Cleaver. Wages have been “stagnant” despite Shetland’s billion-pound economy enjoying robust growth in the past decade, council figures have shown. An SIC-commissioned piece of...
View ArticleBristows take over search and rescue at Sumburgh
Bristow Helicopters officially took over search and rescue (SAR) helicopter operations from Sumburgh airport from CHC today on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Bristows previously ran the...
View ArticleThe beginning of a sporting summer
Shetland’s ‘Summer of Sport’ begins today, with a wide variety of events running right through until the end of August. The Scottish government and Event Scotland have launched this year’s Games for...
View ArticleSpectacular start to yoal rowing season
St Ninian’s beach was bathed in sunshine on Saturday as the Bigton Regatta opened the 2013 yoal rowing season. The conditions made for a spectacular scene as scores of spectators and participants...
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‘The time for action is long overdue’
I welcome and support the Shetland Times campaign which is vital in ensuring the public of Shetland are aware how this debt came about and the negative effect it will still have both on our rents and...
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Mind Your Head fun run moves to Cunningsburgh
This year’s Mind Your Head fun run and walk is to be held in a new location at Cunningsburgh. The eighth annual event, on Sunday 25th August, is moving from Spiggie where it has been held for the past...
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Spurs and Whitedale through to Madrid Cup final
Spurs and Whitedale will meet in the Madrid Cup final after two hard-fought semi-finals on Friday evening. Spurs overcame Delting after extra time while Whitedale saw off the challenge of Celtic at...
View ArticleCouncil exceeds savings target but finances still perilous, executive...
Shetland Islands Council is moving steadily towards financial sustainability, having dramatically cut its draw on reserves. But the authority is still in a “perilous position” as its efforts to balance...
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Engine fault delays Hrossey sailing
NorthLink’s ferry Hrossey left Lerwick three-and-a-half hours late last night due to engine problems. The vessel had been due to leave at 5.30pm to sail to Aberdeen via Kirkwall, but eventually left at...
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Projectiles provide a reason to celebrate
There was a celebratory feel in Mareel on Saturday night … No, there wasn’t free whisky testing in the bar – it was, in fact, the launch of Wind-Up Projectiles’ debut EP, An Explosion of Dirty Rhythm....
View ArticleAppalling driving (Christine McLean)
Concerns have been raised relating to the growing number of incoming workforce in the Brae area so this is maybe a good opportunity to highlight an alarming increase in traffic as an associated...
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