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  The role This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and organised individual to help SCDC to build on the Recreate Scalloway initiative, to secure funding for and deliver a range of infrastructure and community projects for the benefit of the community; as well as...

A DISCUSSION on the future of North Berwick’s housing situation will take place this evening (Thursday) as North Berwick Environment and Heritage…

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IDEAS for developing the centre of Scalloway which come with an estimated total price tag of around £12 million have been drawn up following more community consultation. They include regenerating the waterfront, enhancing Fraser Park and Main Street and renovating the hall....

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former church minister who has passed away at the age of 96.

I am very disappointed to see the state of the planning system and decision making process in Shetland as witnessed by the recent Co-op application in Scalloway. I have been moved to put pen to paper and go public which is not something I do lightly or often but this recent...

Work on the facility could be completed in spring next year

It later became a royal burgh under James I. After the railway had arrived in 1850, North Berwick became a fashionable seaside resort, attracting elderly people who wanted to live near the sea, Edinburgh residents who wanted to take a swim or play golf, and an incessant stream of tourists. Other attractions were the West and East Bays, with sandy beaches perfect for bathing, on either side of the old harbour. The celebrated postcard artist Reginald Phillimore (1855-1941) came to North B...

TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-known North Berwick woman who passed away on Boxing Day. Lady Janice Tweedie was known by everyone as Jan and played an important role in the local community, volunteering and helping out at several charity and community groups. Born in Juniper Green, near Edinburgh, on October 28, 1945, she moved to North Berwick as a child and spent most of her life there, attending North Berwick High School. She spoke fluent German, having learned it at school. She w...