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Author: vjp72s

North Mainland councillor accepts benefits of Brae Campus project’s option two – after elected members back new hockey pitch in Lerwick

Posted on July 6, 2026 by vjp72s

After a passionate debate and a “barrage” of emails from hockey players and officials, councillors voted 10-9 in favour of option two during a meeting

More answers required by community councillors despite discussion with top SIC officials

Posted on July 6, 2026 by vjp72s

The proposal, made by Lerwick’s Duncan Swainston, was presented at the latest meeting of the ASCC yesterday (Thursday) evening.

Tartan Army’s Boston exploits reach Lerwick as traffic cones found in unusual places

Posted on July 6, 2026 by vjp72s

Shetland area commander chief inspector Chris Sewell said none of his officers joined were filmed doing keepy-uppies when out on the beat.

Council to spend £2.5m on major housing refurbishment including demolition of external walls

Posted on July 6, 2026 by vjp72s

It is part of the SIC’s “future housing” programme of works, which includes a total spend of up to £79m on refurbishing social housing properties.

Major cycling fundraiser aims to raise cash for cancer charities in memory of lost friend and colleague

Posted on July 5, 2026 by vjp72s

‘Every mile we ride will be in memory of Kieran and in support of everyone affected by similar circumstances’

COMMENT: ‘In my years as an MP I have been in many bad meetings but this was one of the worst’

Posted on July 5, 2026 by vjp72s

‘The legal definition of what is a worker is one that has been running for years and is right at the heart of the situation here’

‘I’m so proud of my Shetland roots’ – Award-winning designer says isles’ creativity and work ethic is ‘huge advantage, and something to be celebrated’

Posted on July 5, 2026 by vjp72s

“I hope any Shetlander exploring a creative practice today won’t ever let being from a peerie place limit their ambitions.”

‘Major service outage’ is blamed on fault with Vodafone network

Posted on July 5, 2026 by vjp72s

Engineers were due to arrive on Friday evening to carry out repairs – but Vodafone’s network status checker is continuing to show an outage.

Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael slams Maritime and Coastguard Agency chief following meeting over remuneration – Trending Now Sustainable Construction

Posted on July 5, 2026 by vjp72s

Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael slams Maritime and Coastguard Agency chief following meeting over remuneration  Trending Now Sustainable Construction

LETTER: Pathetic consultation over planned devastation of landscape is simply ludicrous

Posted on July 5, 2026 by vjp72s

‘Blame for the present situation lies squarely with UK government policy’

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