Areas for improvement identified at hospital
NHS Shetland has received a largely positive inspection report regarding its care of older people in hospital. But hospital chiefs have been told they must tighten up on record-keeping and on making...
View ArticleBedford Falls
Attractive, detached one-and-a half storey house with integral garage in idyllic coastal location with panoramic views. Only 12 miles from lerwick and within easy commuting distance of brae/sullom...
View ArticleHouse Site (formerly Sunnyside Cottage) – The Glen
Rare opportunity to acquire a centrally located house site with outline planning permission in the picturesque fishing village of Hamnavoe (area 0.081 ha approx). Close to local amenities including the...
View Article25 Dalsetter Wynd
Comprehensively renovated, three bedroom, single storey, detached property with a garage, a mile from the local shop & school at Dunrossness, 22 miles from Lerwick. In addition to three bedrooms,...
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Sheriff finds in favour of tenant
A sheltered housing resident has accused Shetland Charitable Trust of perpetuating fuel poverty after a legal challenge lodged against him failed. Martyn Fisher says the trust’s withdrawal of...
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Big turnout expected for Cure march
A large group of Whalsay residents got to gether to spell out CURE on the isle’s Harbison Park. Photo: Ivan Reid Hundreds of people are expected to march through Lerwick’s town centre tomorrow to take...
View ArticleOlnafirth pupils first in national energy competition
Olnafirth Primary School in Voe has scooped top prize in a national renewable energy competition – just weeks before the school closes. The pupils won the 2014 Junior Saltire Award with their design...
View ArticleSounding Off by Vaila Wishart
SIC education and families committee chairwoman Vaila Wishart gives her personal view of the issues surrounding the Sandwick consultation, the need to make savings without compromising the quality of...
View ArticleHelicoper in action with more medivacs
An injured walker was flown to Clickimin landing site from a “remote coastal path” near Scalloway yesterday before being taken to Gilbert Bain Hospital. A Shetland Coastguard spokesman said that...
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Scott welcomes government change in pharmacy stance
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott has welcomed new legislation intended to give local communities more say in decisions over local pharmacies as well as providing security for primary care services. Following...
View ArticleFaroese country man Joensen impresses
It’s fair to say there must be an affinity between island folk and country and western music, if the good turnout on a fine Thursday night at the Garrison was anything to go by. It was testimony to...
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Crowd-pleasing Classic Motor Show
Mark Fleming from Aberdeenshire with his Bentley 3.5 litre, visiting Frankie’s Fish and Chips in Brae with other classic car enthusiasts to fuel up with fish suppers. Photo: Dave Donaldson Hundreds of...
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Deaths linked to legal highs
Two deaths in Shetland are being linked to so-called legal highs prompting a warning from police chief Eddie Graham. The chief inspector spoke out on Friday over the dangers of legal highs, which he...
View ArticleSpare Capacity in Schools
The Commission on the Delivery of Rural Education was set up following a moratorium on school closures and looked closely at rural education and the Schools Consultation Act (Scotland) 2010 for 9...
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Hundreds support CURE march
Organisers estimate close to 1,000 protesters joined the CURE march. Photo: Dave Donaldson Anyone straying near the Market Cross at 11am on Saturday could have been forgiven for thinking the World Cup...
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New proposal for rural education
Sandwick JHS could now stay open as an S1-S3 school. Photo: Dave Donaldson The option of retaining S1 to S3 lessons at all the isles’ junior high schools is back on the table after a meeting of the...
View ArticleDigger blaze
Firefighters from Sandwick were called to a digger fire at Cullister, Sandwick, shortly after noon on Monday. The blaze in the two-and-a-half tonne digger was extinguished with one hosereel jet, and...
View ArticleBiker severely injured
A motorcyclist in his mid-20s is recovering in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after suffering severe injuries in a crash on Saturday afternoon. The crash between the motor bike and the car occurred on the...
View ArticleVikings come to the cinema screen
Coverage of the British Museum’s first major exhibition on the Vikings in over 30 years will be shown at Mareel over the next two Sundays. Cinema audiences will get an exclusive guided tour of the BP...
View ArticleScott welcomes hospital review
Travel to and from Shetland and the waiting times for isles’ patients should be considered as part of an independent review of healthcare at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. That is the view of MSP Tavish...
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