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THE FORMER Walls bakery building could be set for a new lease of life as flats. A planning application has been submitted to turn the ground floor of ...
THE SPEED limit through the village of Voe is set to drop from 50mph to 40mph after no objections were received to the proposal. Shetland Islands Council’s ...
A NEW book exploring part of Shetland’s heritage and culture will be launched at the Shetland Library later this month. Vod ...
AT THE edge of the cliffs, no-one says a word. Before us are literally dozens of puffins, fawning at our feet on the grass – the only noise their own mutterings and the sound of the waves below. It’s ...
A SENSATIONAL seven medals were secured by team Shetland on a memorable Tuesday of Island Games action. Four silver and three ...
A HAND-built model of a Shetland Bus boat has been donated to the Scalloway Museum after its Norwegian creator took it with ...
The court had deferred sentencing on Peggs on 8 May to allow for the money to be paid back. But Allan said “simply can’t find the money at the moment” to get it paid in full. Peggs was in the process ...
SHETLAND soared up the medal table after a famous treble of medals were seized by isles athletes on a scintillating Monday of ...
MORE than 160 fines have now been issued to Shetland drivers who have breached Aberdeen’s low emission zone. A freedom of ...
PLANS to introduce zonal energy pricing, which could have resulted in cheaper bills for places with higher electricity supply ...
A PROPOSED three turbine wind farm in Shetland’s central mainland will need an environmental impact assessment (EIA), the ...
SHETLAND’S swimmers are in the hunt for medals on Monday night after a strong opening performance at a packed Pickaquoy pool ...