Shetland News

The Guardian
Country diary: Shetland
The Guardian
The fleeting never-quite-dark nights of the Simmer Dim are some weeks past, but after a beautiful sun-filled day the light still lingers long after the sun ...

Shetland Times Online
Cannon from Armada ship wrecked off Fair Isle to go on show in museum
Shetland Times Online
He said: “The Spanish Armada was a major event in European history which should never have affected Shetland – but it did. Many of the crew survived and ...

Ex-addict who stole from amenity trust evades prison
Shetland Times Online
Jason Pottinger, 23, of Hoofields, admitted stealing scrap metal from Shetland Amenity Trust's yard at Staney Hill on 7th July and breaking into MK Leslie's ...
Pair given another chanceShetland News

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Shetland Smokehouse creditors to receive fraction of what they are owed
Shetland Times Online
Companies which were owed a total of £294000 by the former Shetland Catch subsidiary Shetland Smokehouse when it failed four years ago are to receive only a ...

Shetland Times Online
High hopes for Shetland football and hockey squads in inter-county contests ...
Shetland Times Online
A youthful 16-man pool of Shetland's footballers, containing 10 players aged 24 or under, will be in Kirkwall for the annual inter-county match against ...

Diss Express
Woman sues over personality change
The Press Association
Rachel Rosie suffered head injuries and a broken collarbone when her car collided with a lorry in Lerwick, Shetland, in August 2006. ...
Crash victim lucky to be alive, says husbandAberdeen Press and Journal
Mum sues police for crash that 'changed personality'Express.co.uk

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Weather Outlook – Thursday, 29 July 2010 at 11:25
Shetland Times Online
Mostly dry in Shetland, but rain edging into Orkney later. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain on Saturday. Misty at times with a light E'ly wind. ...

Court round-up for 29 July
Shetland News
A SHETLAND drug addict was sent to jail for seven months at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday after failing to stick to a drug treatment and testing order. ...
Jailed Liverpudlian heroin courier claimed he was forced at gunpoint to make ...Shetland Times Online
Court not impressed by teenagerShetland News
Drugs courier gets 40 monthsShetland News
Shetland Times Online
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Shetland News
Stunning wildlife drawings
Shetland News
Shetland naturalist Howard Towll is exhibiting a selection of his interpretation of the isles' varied wildlife during an exhibition at the Da Gadderie, ...

Shetland fun at Sunbury
Weekly Times Now
EVERY year in the dead of winter a herd of hairy little Shetland ponies gather at the Sunbury Pony Club grounds west of Melbourne. ...

Bookstart for young readers relaunched as Bookbug
Shetland Times Online
The Shetland Bookstart programme for young readers has been relaunched by Shetland Library this month as Bookbug. The change is in line with national ...

stv.tv
PSN lands deal to dismantle rigs
Herald Scotland
... company PSN has secured a major deal to start dismantling projects in the once-lucrative Brent Field, 116 miles off the north-east coast of Shetland. ...
Oil jobs boost as Scots firm lands £200m dealExpress.co.uk
What to do with an old oil platformENDS Report (subscription)

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Diss Express
Nine in 10 patients are happy with their GP, says report
Press and Journal
Some of the islands fared even better with a 98% rating in Orkney and 94% in the Western Isles, although the Shetland rate was 88%. ...
Patients back 'excellent' GP effortThe Press Association

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Express.co.uk
Oil jobs boost as Scots firm lands £200m deal
Express.co.uk
Aberdeen-based PSN has won a major deal for dismantling projects in the Brent field, 116 miles off the north-east coast of Shetland. ...

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Broadband Expert (blog)
Calls for high speed broadband testing in North
Broadband Expert (blog)
A Shetland MSP has called upon the government to undertake high speed broadband testing in the North, stating that it ...

Shetland News
Hamefarin yields record visitor numbers for museum and archives
Shetland Times Online
Shetland Museum and Archives has welcomed record numbers of visitors through the doors during the past two months. The exhibitions and events run as part of ...
Record month at the museumShetland News

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Shetland children just as at risk of abuse or neglect as in the rest of the ...
Shetland Times Online
A report before members of Shetland NHS board found 26 children's names were on the child protection register for Shetland at some point during the last ...
New mothers offered extra help with breastfeedingShetland Times Online
In brief for 28 July 2010Shetland News
In brief for 27 July 2010Shetland News
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stv.tv
Fourteen off for adventure of a lifetime as they take part in Tall Ships race
Shetland Times Online
For the 14 young Shetlanders taking part in this year's Sail Training Shetland scheme, the summer is set to be an adventure of a lifetime. ...
Sole Scots vessel sets sail in Tall Ships Racestv.tv
Trainees set sail for KristiansandShetland Marine News
Mail man on board for eventHartlepool Today
Peterborough Today -nebusiness.co.uk
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Community stake in windfarm will bring three times more jobs than private ...
Shetland Times Online
The Shetland community's stake in Viking Energy's huge windfarm project could lead to the creation of three times more jobs than would be the case if it ...
Local ownership the keyShetland News
Potential for world class wind farmShetland News
In response to VicShetland News
Shetland News
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Patients back 'excellent' GP effort
The Press Association
There were regional variations within that category, ranging from 88% of patients in Lanarkshire and Shetland rating their care good or excellent, ...

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