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Wait for spare parts means no Fair Isle ferry service until early November
FAIR Isle will be without a ferry service until early November after the Good Shepherd IV broke down last Sunday, the council has confirmed. This follows an inspection on a local slipway today (Friday). Following inquiries by Shetland News, a spokesperson for Shetland Islands Council said this afternoon that spare part had been ordered. “The […]

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Shetland CAB pays tribute to ‘one-off’ Sue Beer
TRIBUTES have been paid to Sue Beer, the long-serving “one-off” chair of Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) in Shetland, following her death yesterday (Thursday). Beer was a member of the Shetland CAB branch for 28 years, and was currently serving as the board’s chairwoman. CAB Shetland manager Della Armstrong said Beer had served several terms as […]

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Chestnut Bunting adds to list of ‘mega rarities’ found this autumn
FOR THE third time this autumn, Shetland has set the UK birding scene ablaze with what has been described by insiders as “another mega rarity”. The Chestnut Bunting found in Baltasound by Unst-based naturalist Brydon Thomason is the first time the species has been recorded in Shetland, and only the second time it has been […]

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Land Value Tax (LVT) should replace the rates system
The SNP has got into the habit of kicking issues down the road although, strangely, the proposed amalgamation of local councils and Health Boards appears to be a rushed. Land Value Tax (LVT), meanwhile, is a well understood theory. LVT is Sovereignty party policy. You pay a tax on the ground that you own, and […]

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Scottish Water attending burst water main in Sand
SCOTTISH Water is working to fix a burst water main which has left folk in Sand without running water. The company was not able to carry out the repairs in the West Mainland last night (Thursday) because of a landslip on the road between Garderhouse and Reawick after heavy rainfall. Bottled water had to be […]

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