Part of Esplanade to be closed tomorrow
Part of the road at Lerwick’s Esplanade will be closed between 9am and 4pm tomorow, Shetland Islands Council’s roads department has announced. The closure, between Westside Pine and the Bressay ferry...
View ArticleOrgy of Tory bashing (Gordon Harmer)
On Tuesday night I watched the Miriam and Mhairi show on the internet, which was billed as “an informal question-and-answer session … to outline the case that their party is best placed to oppose the...
View ArticleDrink driver had been in search of northern lights
A man set off in his car last night after hearing the northern lights were out. But Christopher John Woodroffe instead ended up looking at the inside of a police cell when he was arrested for drink...
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WATCH: Sheepdog Nan lifted to safety by coastguard after Unst cliff plunge
Willie and Belle Spence and Nan with the coastguard team. Jordan Johnson is second from the left. Photo: Dave Sweeney Shetland Coastguard officers abseiled down a 90-foot cliff bank in Unst – to rescue...
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SNP’s Miriam and Mhairi show packs out the museum twice
The museum auditorium is packed out for the first time on Tuesday night by SNP candidates Miriam Brett and Mhairi Black. Photo: Dave Donaldson The Liberal Democrats have lost their way and no longer...
View ArticlePODCAST: Shetland comedian Marjolein Robertson
Shetland comedian Marjolein Robertson is on tour in New Zealand. She took time out from her schedule, which has included avoiding southern hemisphere hurricanes, to talk comedy and tell stories with...
View ArticleNew political leader, Coastguard dog rescue and Fetlar fire
In The Shetland Times this week… • Cecil Smith emerges as leader with council roles appointed. • Fetlar ferryman tackles house fire with a garden hose. • Coastguard rescue dog who went over cliffs. •...
View ArticleTalking Sport … with Jim Tait
Lerwick Spurs’ participation in the Highland Amateur Cup was sadly to prove short-lived, as the Shetland champions lost 3-1 to their Orkney opponents Kirkwall Thorfinn in the first round on Saturday....
View ArticleHow exactly did he help? (Ouaine Bain)
Alistair Carmichael says voters can trust him to defend the interests of the Northern Isles. So how, exactly, did his votes in parliament for the bedroom tax, for increasing VAT to 20 per cent, and for...
View ArticleStaggering ignorance (John Tulloch)
As reported in The Shetland Times this week, the lack of knowledge of local issues displayed by SNP candidate Miriam Brett at her candidacy launch rally was jaw-dropping. Asked about the fishing, she...
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Tories pledge support for big isles windfarm projects
Support for big windfarms such as the Viking Energy project have been given an election backing by the Conservatives. The Tory party has backed “wind projects in the remote islands of Scotland” in its...
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New SIC leader Smith vows to work for whole community
SIC convener Malcolm Bell (left) and the new political leader Cecil Smith. Photo: Dave Donaldson The SIC’s new political leader has pledged to work with fellow councillors for the good of the isles...
View ArticlePoor show by local Labour (Brian Smith)
I have voted Labour at every election since 1970, except in those when I chose the Scottish Socialist Party. On this occasion I won’t, for several reasons. 1. The performance of Shetland Labour Party...
View ArticleIt’s a dirty business (James J Paton)
It seems John Tulloch can try to dish out “advice” through your pages, but can never quite seem, on any occasion, to take it. Physician heal thyself? Mr Tulloch seems to demonstrate arrogance,...
View ArticleLifesaving equipment installed on sail training ship Swan
The Swan Trust is the latest to team up with Scottish Charity Lucky2BHere to have a defibrillator installed onboard its sail training vessel the Swan. The local Lucky2BHere team, headed by Niall...
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Good news for Bressay with former school redeveloped
The cafe staff (from left): Rozanne Tulloch, Anne Bateson, Susan Manson, Erin Lowe and Beatrice Lowe. Photo: Dave Donaldson Bressay’s fortunes are very much on the up with the transformation of the...
View ArticleWinnie would have signed (Tavish Scott)
The refusal by the SNP General Election candidate to support local fishermen by signing the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation pledge tells us a little about her views on fishing and quite a lot about...
View ArticlePolice probe alleged racist incident at Don Leslie’s
The police are investigating an alleged racially motivated incident in Don Leslie’s shop at the Esplanade in Lerwick. The incident is said to have occurred about 7.15pm on Friday. The police are...
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Mighty Molloy stars in Madrid mauling at Gilbertson Park
Spurs with the Madrid Cup following their 7-1 victory over Celtic at Gilbertson Park. Back (from left): Josh Carroll, Robbie Carbry, Nathan McDonald, Sam Maver, Dominic Mann, Lewis Kay, Ewan Stewart,...
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