BBC’s Shetland earns top honours at Scottish Baftas
BBC crime series Shetland triumphed at the Scottish Baftas on Sunday night earning two awards. Lead actor Douglas Henshall won the best television actor gong against strong competition from Peter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Freight ferries row: Company boss berates RMT Union over minimum wage claims
The storm over ferry workers’ pay onboard the freight vessels is continuing unabated, with the company at the centre of the row dismissing union claims. NorthLink’s freight ship Helliar. Photo: Dave...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Refunds offered after Mark Steel show cancelled
Full refunds will be given to anyone who bought a ticket for Sunday night’s cancelled performance from comedian Mark Steel. Mark Steel Mr Steel was forced to cancel his performance at late notice owing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Resuscitation training for NHS Shetland staff
Six senior medical staff were being trained in Lerwick this week so that they can become trainers in resuscitation for other medical practitioners. From left: Instructor candidate Julie Redpath; senior...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Health official defends daytime alcohol ban proposal
A health official has defended the findings of a report into alcohol that suggested a daytime ban on off sales, following criticism from a leading licensing expert. Beer bottles. Public health...
View ArticleFetlar electricity network upgrade
A half a million pound investment is being made to improve the electricity network in Fetlar. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is investing the money and engineers are planning major...
View ArticleDiabetic driver who suffered ‘incident’ at wheel given is fined after crash
A diabetic driver has been fined £300 after he suffered an “incident” behind the wheel and crashed his car through a fence. Balazs Onhausz, 33, of New Street, Scalloway, admitted careless driving when...
View ArticleGovernment consultation announced over remote windfarms as uncertainty continues
Uncertainty continues to surround major windfarm projects in the isles – with the UK government launching a consultation on whether onshore projects in remote islands should be treated differently....
View ArticleMotorist fined after accident that left cyclist in constant pain
A woman has been fined after pulling out in front of an oncoming bicycle, resulting in an accident which caused severe injury to the cyclist. Fiona Lorraine Hussey, 38, of Unicorn View, Lerwick, failed...
View ArticleSleepy taxi driver crashes into airport lamppost
A taxi driver who fell asleep at the wheel at Sumburgh Airport has been disqualified for one year and ordered to resit the extended driving test. Vanessa Jane Johnston, 54, of St Magnus Street,...
View ArticleMan sent lewd pictures to girls on Snapchat
A man has been placed on the sex offenders’ register after he admitted sending indecent images of himself to girls under 16 through the social media site Snapchat. Robert Shewan Groat, 25, of South...
View ArticleWindfarm consultation, Trump views and Halcrow’s adventure
In The Shetland Times this week… • Does windfarm consultation signal end of the road for green energy project • Expats’ mixed views on new US president • Indecent images sent to girls online • Robinson...
View ArticleHotel guest left room in a ‘disgusting’ mess
When Philip John Smith stayed at a Lerwick hotel in April last year, he left without paying. But when he returned to the Queens Hotel this July he got up to the same antics again. The 52 year-old, of...
View ArticleTalking Sport … by Jim Tait
The rise of tennis player Andy Murray to number one in the world at the weekend has again prompted suggestions that he is the greatest ever sportsman from Great Britain. While there is absolutely no...
View ArticleListless opposition (Ian R Selbie)
What is the point of us having a Liberal Democrat MSP in Holyrood? In fact what is the point in having any Lib Dems in Holyrood? They do nothing to bring the useless SNP government to heel. They said...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK government is ‘betraying island communities’ says SNP MSP
The decision by the UK government to exclude windfarm projects in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles from the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction has been labelled a “betrayal of island...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former policeman Sineath recalls horrors of Chinook crash
Thirty-years-ago a young probationary policeman from the Western Isles began his first day at work, having been posted to Lerwick after completing eight-weeks training at Tulliallan police college in...
View ArticleAlienating the majority? (Geoff McCarron)
With reference to the article in The Shetland Times of 28th October, “Minimum alcohol price rule welcomed”, I wish to make the following comments. Firstly, for the purpose of this letter, I am...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Large crowd for Lerwick’s Remembrance Sunday parade
Remembrance Sunday parade participants line up in front of the Lerwick War Memorial. Photo: Dave Donaldson One of the biggest crowds in recent years attended today’s Rembrance Sunday service and parade...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hockey team through to last four of Scottish District Cup
The Shetland Ladies hockey team defeated East Kilbride 4-1 at Aberdeen earlier today to reach the semi-finals of the Scottish District Cup for the second year running. Hat trick scorer Stacey...
View Article
