Airport staff defended after criticism over parking system

A Bressay resident has praised staff at Sumburgh Airport after criticism over the newly introduced parking charges and the situation for disabled drivers. The post Airport staff defended after criticism over parking system appeared first on The Shetland Times.

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Gods and monsters to descend on museum

THE SHETLAND Museum is set for a colourful makeover this spring when it displays work by one of the isles’ most distinctive artists. Dirk Robertson’s Viking-themed Gods & Monsters exhibition will be held at Da Gadderie between 30 March and 4 May. The display will focus on the “vivid and gruesome” imagery found in the Viking […]

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Walk up Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to raise awareness of depression - The Scotsman

Walk up Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to raise awareness of depression  The ScotsmanA group of office workers from one of the big four accounting firms are climbing Calton Hill tomorrow to watch the sunrise and mark Blue Monday – the most ...

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Patients treated for infection linked to pigeon droppings at Glasgow super hospital - HeraldScotland

Patients treated for infection linked to pigeon droppings at Glasgow super hospital  HeraldScotlandTwo patients are being treated for a fungal infection linked to pigeon droppings at a hospital.

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Pocket-sized tick removers to be handed out to those at risk of Lyme disease - Press and Journal

Pocket-sized tick removers to be handed out to those at risk of Lyme disease  Press and JournalPotentially life-saving equipment will be handed out to Scots at risk of contracting a disease on the hills, the Scottish Government has confirmed. In a battle ...

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Scotland's pothole plans are pathetic as only ONE council takes immediate action - Daily Record

Scotland's pothole plans are pathetic as only ONE council takes immediate action  Daily RecordTwelve councils have admitted leaving gaping holes in road surfaces for as long as 24 hours before addressing the holes.

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UK unites in prayer for end to knife crime - The Times

UK unites in prayer for end to knife crime  The TimesTo the despair of parents, teachers and community leaders, more and more young people are dying on the streets of London and other big cities, stabbed to ...

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Charity fears elderly on Scots island will go blind over 'cruel' policy to ferry patients for sight treatment - HeraldScotland

Charity fears elderly on Scots island will go blind over 'cruel' policy to ferry patients for sight treatment  HeraldScotlandA NATIONAL charity has condemned a 'cruel' policy that forces elderly patients in Shetland to endure 36-hour round ferry trips for treatment to…

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Calmac and Serco in frame for ferry contract

SCOTTISH Government owned Calmac has confirmed it is one of the three companies in the running for the next Northern Isles ferry contract. Serco NorthLink, which currently holds the contract for running services between Shetland and Orkney and the Scottish mainland, is also throwing its hat into the ring. The identity of the third company […]

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Otters, orcas and…Ewan McGregor

SHETLAND’s renowned wildlife is set for another airing on national TV as a Ewan McGregor-narrated documentary hits the screens next week. Wild Shetland: Scotland’s Viking Frontier will be broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday (23 January) at 9pm. The one-off programme will “trace the course of a breeding season from the depths of winter to […]

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Driver fined after power line accident

A MAN was fined at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday over an accident involving an overhead power line which caused thousands of properties across Shetland to lose electricity last year. The incident happened on 13 July after a scrap handler on the back of an articulated lorry cut through the cable next to Lerwick’s power […]

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Streetlight upgrades underway

THE FIRST phase of a three-year programme to upgrade Shetland’s streetlights to LED is now underway. The project to make all streetlights LED started recently in Cunningsburgh. Shetland Islands Council agreed last year to invest £2.8 million in upgrading its streetlights to energy-saving LED. The current lanterns are said to use at least 100 per […]

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Pod of orcas caught on camera hunting seals just off Shetland - HeraldScotland

Pod of orcas caught on camera hunting seals just off Shetland  HeraldScotlandIt was trip designed to capture the perfect shot and they were prepared to wait patiently for five months to ensure they got it.

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Three bidders invited to apply for contract to run ferries for the northern isles - Press and Journal

Three bidders invited to apply for contract to run ferries for the northern isles  Press and JournalThe invitation to tender for the next contract to run ferries to the Northern Isles has been issued to three bidders. Submission of final tenders is scheduled for ...

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Invitation to tender issued for ferry contract

AN INVITATION to tender for the Northern Isles ferry contract has been issued to three bidders. Submission of final tenders is scheduled for March, with a view to awarding the contract in July. It is expected to come into place at 2.01pm on 31 October while the routes’ vessels are in port. The eight-year contract, issued […]

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Fined for stealing medicine from care home

A SOCIAL care worker who admitted stealing prescription medicine from a Lerwick care home while on the nightshift has been fined £500. Kerry Gannon, of Sandveien, Lerwick, admitted at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday to taking quantities of dihydrocodeine and codeine tablets from Edward Thomason and Taing House on or between 30 August and 28 […]

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CalMac warns of port closures as it bids to take over North routes - HeraldScotland

CalMac warns of port closures as it bids to take over North routes  HeraldScotlandLIFELINE island ferry services face more disruption this winter as vital infrastructure is overhauled.

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Thursday, January 17, fish prices from Lerwick market - Fish Update

Thursday, January 17, fish prices from Lerwick market  Fish UpdateFISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND. Thursday 17th January 2019. 15 BOATS LANDED 2658 BOXES Arcturus, Venturous, Guiding Light, Mizpah, Sedulous, ...

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Lashing out in bar proves expensive

PUNCHING a man who had previously subjected him to a bizarre “stalking” episode cost a Lerwick man fines and compensation at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Joseph Williamson, 27, of Sandveien, admitted punching the man on the head to his injury in Da Wheel Bar on 9 September. The complainer was sentenced to 300 hours […]

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Jealous attack costs man fine

A MAN who lost his temper and attacked his ex-partner’s new boyfriend has been fined at Lerwick Sheriff Court. Ian Pottinger of Parkview, Sandwick, admitted punching the man repeatedly on the head and body to his injury, when he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The court heard that on 19 November Pottinger had […]

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Scotland weather forecast: Snow is already blighting country as Met Office issues ice warnings before -11C - The Scottish Sun

Scotland weather forecast: Snow is already blighting country as Met Office issues ice warnings before -11C  The Scottish SunSCOTLAND has been blanketed in snow as ice and freezing temperatures blast the country. Yellow weather warnings have been issued as forecasters predict ...

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Scotland weather: Video footage shows parts of Scotland being bombarded with heavy snow overnight as rest of - The Scottish Sun

Scotland weather: Video footage shows parts of Scotland being bombarded with heavy snow overnight as rest of  The Scottish SunPunters in Aberdeenshire and Inverness captured captivating footage of the large amount of snow fall.

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Snow hits Scotland as temperatures plummet below freezing - HeraldScotland

Snow hits Scotland as temperatures plummet below freezing  HeraldScotlandYellow weather warnings have been issued across Scotland for ice and snow as temperatures plummet to below freezing.

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Fine for librarian who thrashed jarl

A SENIOR librarian who bashed a man who had attacked his step daughter was fined £200 at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Milford Georgeson, 63, of Brenneck, Laxfirth, admitted punching his step daughter’s partner Steven Cassidy, who is this year’s Nesting guizer jarl, repeatedly on the head to his injury on 19 November . The […]

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Calls made to combat marine litter on Shetland after dead gannet discovered entangled in rope and twine - Press and Journal

Calls made to combat marine litter on Shetland after dead gannet discovered entangled in rope and twine  Press and JournalCalls have been made to combat marine litter after a Shetland man photographed a gannet which appeared to have died after becoming entangled in rope and ...

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Shetland woman dropped off kids at school while five and a half times the drink driving limit - Press and Journal

Shetland woman dropped off kids at school while five and a half times the drink driving limit  Press and JournalA woman who dropped off passengers at Sandwick Junior High School while five-and-a-half times the drink driving limit received a hefty driving ban and fine at ...

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Hostile bidder for Scottish oil company reaches key milestone - HeraldScotland

Hostile bidder for Scottish oil company reaches key milestone  HeraldScotlandFAROE Petroleum has said trading in its shares will be cancelled after DNO passed a key threshold in its hostile takeover of the company which…

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No confidence vote result: Did your local MP support Theresa May's government? - The Independent

No confidence vote result: Did your local MP support Theresa May's government?  The IndependentTheresa May has survived a vote of no confidence, tabled by Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, less than 24 hours after she suffered a crushing defeat of her ...

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Coin for the Ferryman | Scotland - The Times

Coin for the Ferryman | Scotland  The TimesFor years, residents of the Hebrides and northern isles have complained that ferry fares are too high, unduly penalising residents for whom the *service* is a vital ...

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Serious consequences for drink drivers

A WOMAN who dropped off passengers at Sandwick Junior High School while five-and-a-half times the drink driving limit received a hefty driving ban and fine at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Samantha Anderson, 42, of South Punds Park in Levenwick admitted driving with 121 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath on 16 December […]

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Jail for man who failed to pay fines and compensation

A MAN who failed to pay fines and compensation for offences committed more than a year ago was imprisoned for 45 days at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Colin Robertson, 38, of Hoofields, Lerwick, had been fined £650 and ordered to pay £905 in compensation to his ex-partner last January after admitting making abusive phone […]

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Councillors bite back at government funding offer

SHETLAND Islands Council has spoken out against the Scottish Government’s provisional funding offer for the next financial year as it plans more talks with ministers. Councillors were recommended to approve the indicative funding package – which amounted to a like-for-like drop in revenue funding of around 2.2 per cent on last year – when they […]

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Wednesday, January 16, fish prices from Lerwick market - Fish Update

Wednesday, January 16, fish prices from Lerwick market  Fish UpdateFISH MARKET PRICES SHETLAND. Wednesday 16th January 2019. 6 BOATS LANDED 988 BOXES Fairway, Defiant, Avrella, Radiant Star, Tranquility, ...

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Councillors’ condemnation of Holyrood budget offer

Councillors have unanimously supported a motion condemning the latest funding offer from the Scottish government. Council leader Steven Coutts warned that the provisional reduction in core funding had left the council’s ability to provide essential services “under threat”. Mr Coutts tabled a motion at Wednesday’s meeting of the full council which noted “with disappointment the […] The post Councillors’ condemnation of Holyrood budget offer appeared first on The Shetland Times.

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First strike and they’re out – lecturers picket college

THE first of four days of industrial action saw Shetland College staff picket the entrance to the college at Gremista today. Around a dozen placard carrying staff protested to get what local EIS FELA branch secretary Andrew Anderson said was a fair wage settlement rather than the 2.5 per cent over three years offered by […]

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‘Backbench’ councillor concerned over number of meetings

A SHETLAND councillor has voiced his concern over what he feels is a “democratic deficit” stemming from the number of full council meetings held every year. Shetland Central member Ian Scott told Wednesday’s full council meeting that as a “back bench councillor” he often feels “emasculated” in the local authority’s decision-making. It came as councillors […]

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Fire brigade called out to Da Haaf restaurant

TWO appliances from Lerwick and Scalloway were called out just before midday to deal with a fire that started in the kitchen of the Da Haaf restaurant, in Scalloway. Fire fighters use two sets of breathing apparatus as well as foam to put the fire out which is understood to have started in a fryer. […]

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Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Scotland as snow and ice set to hit - The Scotsman

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for Scotland as snow and ice set to hit  The ScotsmanThe Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice to Scotland, as wintry conditions are set to hit.

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Lecturers go on strike at Shetland College

A picket line has been formed outside Shetland College as lecturing staff campaign for an improved pay offer. The post Lecturers go on strike at Shetland College appeared first on The Shetland Times.

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Campaigning against his own act?

Alistair Carmichael MP held a meeting in Shetland, last Friday, thereby associating himself with a potential positive outcome from the Women Against State Pension Injustice (WASPI) campaign (Pensioners fuming over government ‘theft’; SN, 11/01/2019). However, Mr Carmichael omitted to mention that he was part of the Coalition Government in 2011 that unjustly brought about a […]

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Tangled gannet sparks marine litter reminder

A FRESH call has been made for people to do their bit in the fight against marine litter after a local man photographed a gannet which appeared to have died after becoming tangled in rope and twine. Jordan Clark came across the bird at Mavis Grind on Tuesday afternoon. The 24-year-old said the stricken solan […]

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Artist comes face to face with his own design during visit to Lerwick Tourist Office - Press and Journal

Artist comes face to face with his own design during visit to Lerwick Tourist Office  Press and JournalA Shetland cartoonist came face to face with his own creation following a visit to Lerwick Tourist Office. Stephen Gordon, known as Smirk, designed the character ...

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Jenna Reid on launching her debut album Working Hands at Celtic Connections - HeraldScotland

Jenna Reid on launching her debut album Working Hands at Celtic Connections  HeraldScotlandJenna Reid is enthusing about having an ally from home by her side as she prepares to launch her latest album, Working Hands, at Celtic Connections…

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Theresa May’s Brexit defeat makes history as biggest ever government loss in Commons - The Independent

Theresa May’s Brexit defeat makes history as biggest ever government loss in Commons  The IndependentTheresa May's defeat on her Brexit deal – losing by 230 votes – has made history as the biggest ever government defeat on the floor of the House of Commons.

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Carmichael: Time for Theresa May to step aside after historic Brexit vote defeat

ISLES MP Alistair Carmichael said the vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister could not be clearer after Theresa May lost the meaningful vote on her Brexit deal by an unexpectedly large margin. Speaking immediately after the government’s historic defeat in the House of Commons, the Orkney and Shetland MP reiterated his view that […]

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Brexit vote LIVE as Theresa May's EU deal defeated by 230 votes in Commons - Scottish Daily Record

Brexit vote LIVE as Theresa May's EU deal defeated by 230 votes in Commons  Scottish Daily RecordTheresa May's Brexit deal faced its final hurdle this evening as Tory, Labour, SNP, Lib Dem, Green and DUP MPs took part in a historic vote at Westminster.

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Factory trawler detained as Marine Scotland carries out investigation

A GERMAN registered pelagic factory trawler is under investigation by officers from Marine Scotland after being detained west of Shetland on Monday afternoon. The 117 metre Helen Mary was detained by the fisheries protection vessel Jura and escorted from the fishing grounds west of Foula to just outside Lerwick harbour. Both vessels are currently waiting for the […]

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Eight reasons to take a cruise around the UK in 2019 - The Telegraph

Eight reasons to take a cruise around the UK in 2019  The TelegraphThe UK domestic cruise market is booming and no wonder as the British Isles have manifest attractions. Consider the sheer diversity: Scotland alone boasts over ...

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Orkney residents crowdfunding for new drugs dog after old one loses sense of smell - HeraldScotland

Orkney residents crowdfunding for new drugs dog after old one loses sense of smell  HeraldScotlandThe search is on for another drugs sniffer dog crowdfunded by islanders on Orkney after the first one lost its sense of smell because it had waited…

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Review to look at smaller council wards for islands - Press and Journal

Review to look at smaller council wards for islands  Press and JournalA review of council wards on Scotland's islands has been launched in a move that could see councillors represent smaller areas. Any reorganisation would take ...

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