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Lerwick Town Hall is going purple this weekend.

Town hall goes purple

23 March 2016

Comedian Mark Thomas is at Mareel on Friday.

Mark Thomas promise: ‘expect mayhem’

23 March 2016

They didn’t realise where I was

22 March 2016

Seminar to explore issues of justice

22 March 2016

Plans to increase server capacity

22 March 2016

Enjoying the teas and home bakes are: (back row - left to right)) Hjaltland captain John Strathearn, hotel director Seamus Campbell, John Daly, purser; (front row - left to right): lifeboat mechanic Ian Harms, coxswain Bruce Leask, ladies' committee member Ann Marie Mullay, lifeboat crewman Ian Derbyshire, ladies' guild treasurer Rhoda Watt and lifeboat crewman Dieter Glaser - Photo: Jane Leask

Coffee morning raises £3,000

22 March 2016

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Not throwing bricks at you

22 March 2016

Holly Irvine's drawing pipped thousands of other entries for a place in the top 30.

Holly’s artwork commended

22 March 2016

Over 210 people took part in Baltasound's annual charity run - the biggest turnout yet. Photo: Desley Stickle

Baltasound enjoys biggest charity run to date

22 March 2016

Warning over invoices scam

21 March 2016

The chairman of Shetland's Commission on Tackling Inequalities, Alastair Hamilton.

Benefits levels much too low for living in isles

21 March 2016

‘We will find you’, police warn dealers after latest seizure

21 March 2016

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Pair appear on drug charges

21 March 2016

Highlands and Islands top Green candidate John Finnie: 'we want social justice too' - Photo: Chris Cope/ShetNews

Election: Greens hope for good result

21 March 2016

Missing man traced

21 March 2016

Guizer jarl Grant Smith with the two junior squad members James Nicolson (left) and Kane Paul (right). Photo: Desley Stickle

2016 fire festival season culminates in Unst

20 March 2016

Erik Moncrieff: Lerwick Up Helly Aa is a private club with no constitution and no public funding - Photo: Yetti Biscuit

Gender equality wins at Up Helly Aa debate

20 March 2016

Saturday's worth Nesting wild fire seen from Whalsay - Photo: Ivan Reid

Nesting grass fire

19 March 2016

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Mousa Broch photo?

19 March 2016

The Lerwick lifeboat tows in the speedboat Kestrel on Friday afternoon. Photo Carole Flaws

Lifeboat tow in

18 March 2016

The wide range of instruments that will go up for auction or be raffled on the night.

Charity instrument auction

19 March 2016

Shetland Islands Council is taking part again in WWF Earth Hour.

Lights off for Earth Hour

19 March 2016

Delting guizer jarl Christopher Nicolson at the helm of his galley Stor Sjo. Photo Hans J Marter/Shetnews

Big C’s big day in Brae

18 March 2016

Assault at ex-public loos

18 March 2016

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The Lerwick waterfront will never be the same again when 'Sans Vitesse' departs, which few will feel sad about.

Town centre eyesore is heading north

17 March 2016

Altogether now. Education and families committee vice chairman George Smith, who also chairs the Shetland Sporting Partnership Strategic Group, sinks his spade into the Clickimin soil to mark the start of work on the new indoor pitch. Smith is flanked by (from left) Cllr Billy Fox, Cllr Vaila Wishart, site supervisor with contractor Collinson Ryan Davies, Cllr Peter Campbell, Shetland Recreational Trust general manager James Johnston, SRT technical services manager David Wagstaff, and Trevor Smith and Annie Nicolson from the Anderson High School project team.

First turf cut on new indoor pitch

17 March 2016

Elinor Thompson (fourth from left) with a special award for Leadership in Social Work, presented at the Scottish Association of Social Work annual awards in Edinburgh on Tuesday evening. Elinor is the Team Leader for Children and Families Social Work Team with Shetland Islands Council, and is pictured here with colleagues (from left) Victoria Robertson, Martha Nicolson, Natalie Leask and Hannah Burgess.

Award for social worker

17 March 2016

Scottish Green MSP John Finnie

Green candidate visit

17 March 2016

Assaulting the law

17 March 2016

Corkscrew threat

17 March 2016

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A grass fire in Sandness threatened nearby overhead power lines. Photo Michael Mann

Grass fire threatened power lines

17 March 2016

Wheel Bar assault

17 March 2016

Ollaberry power cut

17 March 2016

Hefty sentence awaits Merseyside coke dealer

17 March 2016

Intoxicated driver banned / court round-up

16 March 2016

Sound Service Station has been taken over by J&G Shetland. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell

New owners for Sound Service Station

16 March 2016

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Public can choose monthly film at Mareel

16 March 2016

Bambino & Beyond's Jenny Teale.

Bambino&Beyond nominated

16 March 2016

A piece of work by Anna Clark that formed part of Orkney College UHI's 2015 degree show.

College’s fine art course

16 March 2016

Finnish seven-piece Tsuumi Sound System are a late addition to this year's folk festival.

Finns added to folk fest

16 March 2016

Businessman Henry MacColl (right) is looking forward to getting on and building his pizzeria. He is pictured outside Lerwick Town Hall with his wife Denise and son Joshua. Photo: Shetnews/Hans J. Marter

Review board sees sense and backs pizzeria

15 March 2016

Outgoing SIC deputy leader Billy Fox.

Fox resigns as SIC deputy

15 March 2016

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Samaritans branch chairwoman Edith Leask pictured with the two visiting inspectors Maggie Mehta and Monica Wyatt.

Samaritans in safe hands

15 March 2016

The Super Puma helicopter which ditched into the sea with tragic consequences in August 2013.

Helicopter instruments not monitored before crash

15 March 2016

Two hurt in accident at Levenwick

15 March 2016

Pensioner injured

15 March 2016

Social worker of the year nominee Elinor Thompson, who works for the SIC.

Social worker shortlisted

14 March 2016

Loganair's operations director Maurice Boyle.

Boyle: Loganair on track to banish its troubles

14 March 2016

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