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Mother plans Mexico trip for pioneering treatment to help her lifelong MS battle
A determined mother who has lived with multiple sclerosis almost all her life is travelling to Mexico for specialist treatment which she hopes will bring a halt to the disease. Jolene Masson, 39, was...
View ArticleWhite lines not repainted yet due to SIC cuts
Large stretches of road throughout Shetland have gone without road markings for several weeks owing to budget cuts. As the council does not have the necessary equipment to perform the task themselves...
View ArticleTagging order for man who claimed bombs were on barges
A disgruntled former offshore worker who told emergency services bombs were planted on two accommodation vessels in Lerwick has avoided prison. Gary Docherty, 44, of Salcoats, Ayrshire, called...
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Spurs win back premier league after 5-0 defeat of Thistle
Ocean Kinetics Premier League Spurs 5, Thistle 0 Spurs reclaimed Shetland’s premier football league in tremendous style last night, hammering town rivals Thistle 5-0 at Gilbertson Park. Joe Leask...
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Sunshine as Screenplay film festival is officially opened
Screenplay festival director Kathy Hubbard leads procession from the Market Cross to Mareel. Photo: Dave Donaldson The sun shone brightly today and Lerwick Brass Band played during a procession from...
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Youngsters enjoy rugby training at Clickimin open day
The primary school children who took part in yesterday’s rugby open day at Clickimin. Photo: Kevin Jones Shetland Rugby Club staged a successful “come and try” open day at Clickimin yesterday, as the...
View ArticleOrchestra concert to showcase Tommy’s instruments
Rehearsals for Shetland Community Orchestra’s autumn concert are well under way and the focus is on instruments crafted in the isles. As well as being the first outing for the orchestra’s new set of...
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New Anderson High School on track for next September
The new Anderson High School is on track for completion in September 2017. Photo: Stephen Gordon The new, multi-million-pound Anderson High School will be completed on time and on budget, councillors...
View ArticleEnthusiastic teachers welcomed into the classroom
Shetland schools welcomed nine new probationary teachers into the classroom at the start of the new academic year. They are David Burke, Emma Black, Emma Murray, Linda Tait, Kirstin Sineath, Cheryl...
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Dreams inspire next generation of writers
The Young Writers Awards presentation at the Old Library Centre in Lerwick. From left: Mairianne Leask, Laura Newbold, Mary Blance, Jen Hadfield, Morag Nicolson, Georgia Leask and Ishbel Nicolson....
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Festival celebrates collaboration between Hawley and Longinotto
Two standout guests at the 10th Screenplay film festival are twice Mercury prize-nominated musician Richard Hawley and BBC Grierson Trustees’ Award-winning director Kim Longinotto. Their collaborative...
View ArticleDubious feast awaiting? (John Tulloch)
Our Islands, Our Future (OIOF), originally created to campaign for significant local powers for Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles councils, has reportedly been absorbed into the new, larger...
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Steps taken to reduce SIC’s exposure to ‘Brexit uncertainty’
The SIC is trying to minimise the potential risks of ‘Brexit’ when it comes to its multimillion-pound investments. Jonathan Belford. Finance chief Jonathan Belford told members the council’s stock...
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Crew bids farewell to retiring NorthLink captain
Captain Dave Wheeler (second from right) with former colleagues Kenny Grant (left) and Captain Michael Gray and Lerwick Port Authority chief executive Sandra Laurenson. Photo: Dave Donaldson The flags...
View ArticleThe reality of Mareel (Stuart Hannay)
Travelling down from the North Isles for any live show at Mareel, you can pretty much guarantee you’ll miss the encore or the last 10 minutes if you want to get home the same night. So, when making the...
View ArticleAn all conquering tale of on-screen love
Laddered tights and all-enduring love played out in the mesmerising documentary film Love Is All at Mareel last night. Kim Longinotto’s masterful composition of archive clips was paired neatly with the...
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Steel city songsmith Hawley shines at Screenplay
Heartfelt lullabies and a sparkling steel city baritone rose to the rafters when Richard Hawley came to town. Richard Hawley playing at Mareel on Tuesday night. Photo: Dave Donaldson The South...
View ArticleCooper bars public from meeting on promoting Shetland
The divisive idea that a meeting discussing the case for promoting Shetland should be held in private left the council chamber split this morning. Before the meeting got under way chairman of the...
View ArticleTwenty months for drug gang ‘foot soldier’
A man acting as a “foot soldier” for a drug gang in the southwest of England was jailed for 20 months at Lerwick Sheriff Court today. The court heard that a “drug syndicate” had pressurised Jamie...
View ArticleWork on ‘islands’ deal’ continues (Gary Robinson)
John Tulloch’s lack of understanding of the issues at play here appears only to be matched by the negativity of his latest epistle. Our Islands Our Future has not, as he claims, been “absorbed” into...
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