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Protesters hung a banner on the stairs of Lerwick Town Hall on Wednesday morning. Photo: Shetnews

Blueprint in disarray as primaries are saved

5 November 2014

Urafirth parents outside Lerwick Town Hall on Wednesday morning. Photo: Shetnews/Hans Marter

Live: Full Council debates Northmavine schools

5 November 2014

Edinburgh singer Adam Holmes was a hit at this year's folk festival.

Folkie Holmes to return

4 November 2014

Mike MacKenzie meeting the Urafirth community at the weekend. He wants school closures taken off the agenda for five years. Photo: Shetnews

MacKenzie wants moratorium

4 November 2014

Well done!

4 November 2014

Councillor Andrea Manson.

Committee votes to retain Northmavine primaries

4 November 2014

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Live: Northmavine primary debate

4 November 2014

Lana Elaine Fraser.

Yell woman wins Miss Edinburgh crown

3 November 2014

Around 800 households

3 November 2014

SIC leader Gary Robinson has hit out at SSE over the higher tariff for islanders.

Robinson ‘appalled’ by SSE

3 November 2014

Theft and car charges

3 November 2014

Waste of energy

3 November 2014

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Council convener Malcolm Bell receives the 200-strong petition from Urafirth parents. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell

Parents hand over petition to save Urafirth school

3 November 2014

A 24 year old

3 November 2014

Poor are not represented

3 November 2014

Ferry sailings have been cancelled on a small number of occasions due to a lack of crew - Photo: ShetNews

SIC ferries recruiting agency staff too

3 November 2014

SHETLAND’S county football team

2 November 2014

An estimated 33 people turned out on Saturday afternoon at Islesburgh community centre to discuss the independence campaign at a meeting organised by Yes Shetland. Photo Yes Shetland

Indy campaign goes on

2 November 2014

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Mike Mackenzie MSP gave his backing to the campaign to keep all three of Northmavine's primary schools open during a visit to Urafirth on Saturday.

Mackenzie: I’ll call for a call in

1 November 2014

Outgoing CAB manager Sylvia Jamieson is saddened by the need for food parcels in Shetland. Photo: Shetnews

Need for food parcels in wealthy Shetland is ‘absolutely disgusting’, says CAB manager

31 October 2014

Gary Robinson with the UK government's Framework for the Islands document in August.

SIC in devolution talks

31 October 2014

JAWS: ‘music with bite’

31 October 2014

Chloe Garrick's striking image of Hermaness. Islands and high lands can be viewed in Da Gadderie until 23 November.

Review: A very pleasing fuzziness

31 October 2014

Court round up

30 October 2014

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Unpaid work for ‘awful’ threat

30 October 2014

Hand in the till

30 October 2014

Ordered to pay compensation

30 October 2014

A PLANNING application

30 October 2014

Discussing ways to expand the Lerwick district heating scheme are (from left): Star Renewable Energy director David Pearson, SHEAP manager Neville Martin and SHEAP board member Andrew Blackadder - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews

Taking the heat out of the sea

30 October 2014

The Mareel arts centre.

Shetland Arts grant

30 October 2014

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Withdraw the school closure programme!

30 October 2014

BUSINESS at Lerwick

30 October 2014

Sandness primary school is still being earmarked for closure despite fighting off the threat several times in the past two decades.

School consultation delays

29 October 2014

Seabed revenue demand

29 October 2014

Search starts for ideal new power station

29 October 2014

Lerwick's Edward Thomason House, one of several care homes on Shetland where staff are feeling under pressure due to recruitment problems.

SIC forced to import staff for care homes

29 October 2014

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An engaging and entertaining live act: Rachel Sermanni and Colin Macleod at Tuesday night's concert - Photo: Chris Brown

Tiptoes add to Sermanni’s dainty live act

29 October 2014

A YOUNG fisherman

29 October 2014

House price anomaly

28 October 2014

The Arthur brothers from Kirkigarth, Stromfirth, whose story is likely to be one of those explored by the WW1 project. Willie Arthur (left) was in the Gordon Highlanders, Jeemie served in the Royal Navy on HMS Vanellus. Photo Shetland Museum and Archives

WW1 community project gets underway

28 October 2014

Fiddle talent. (From left) Jodie Smith, Jasmin Smith and Anya Johnston hoping to make it onto national TV at Tuesday's Britian's Got Talent auditions at Mareel.

Britain’s Got Talent discovers Shetland

28 October 2014

Scotland's new Tory MEP Ian Duncan in Shetland on Tuesday. Photo Shetnews

Making Europe work better

28 October 2014

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60 North Recycling at work on the Lerwick waterfront where it is involved in oil rig decommissioning. Photo 60 North

Scrap business saved from scrapheap

28 October 2014

The crash happened at around half past eight on Tuesday morning - Photo: Shetnews

Three injured in four vehicle crash

28 October 2014

Serious road accident closes Kames road

28 October 2014

Joint winner of the Placemaking award: Brian Inkster (Inksters), Fraser Anderson (Scottish Ensemble), Jenni Steele (VisitScotland), John Raine (Shell UK), Liz Scott (Shell UK) Martin Danziger (Theatre Modo) - Photo: Eoin Carey.

Arts partnership award

28 October 2014

Congratulations Jan, from Jan

27 October 2014

Crews from Lerwick and Scalloway took an hour to put out the fire at St Clement's Hall last week. Photo: Austin Taylor

Trio reported after fire

27 October 2014

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