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A SENIOR councillor is calling for immediate action to curb regular public disorder at weekends in Lerwick town centre. Allison – Flea – Duncan said excessive underage drinking was one of the main reasons for anti-social behaviour around Harrison Square and the town’s...

A WOMAN from Lerwick has been fined a total of £600 after spitting in the face of a man who had previously been convicted of an offence involving indecent images. Yvonne Duncan, of the town’s St Olaf St, also directed abusive comments comments the man - and shouted and swore...

A MAN has been fined £900 and given a three-year non-harassment order after admitting engaging in a course of abusive behaviour against his ex-partner. Karl Gilhespy, whose address was given as Cunningsburgh, admitted the charge at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday. The...

THE SENTENCING of a man from Glasgow who admitted driving while almost four times the legal alcohol limit has been deferred for reports and a personal appearance at court. Paul Hughes, with an address of Scaraway Drive, also pleaded guilty to charges of driving on a provisional...

A MAN who repeatedly discharged a shotgun in a built-up area of Sandwick and also allowed a 12-year-old child to do likewise has been fined £500. Paul Wilson of the village’s Cameron Way pleaded guilty by letter to a charge of culpably and recklessly firing the shotgun across...

TWO MEN from the west of Scotland have been remanded in custody ahead of trial after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday afternoon. Marc Kerr, of Belhaven Park, Muirhead, and Derek Denholm, aged 44, with an address at Gartleahill, Airdrie, pleaded not guilty to a...

More of a breeze coming in from the north sea too. high pressure sits to the north and thats just importing a bit more cloud around for eastern coasts of england, parts of scotland as well. so as we head through the course of tonight, then, a little bit of rain developing for parts of north—west england, the isle of man, northern ireland, perhaps pushing into dumfries and galloway as well, but most other places looking dry. clear spells overnight, clearer skies, in fact, up towards the norther...

So mainly dry with sunny spells is the headline over the next few days, but there will be a few showers developing and a bit more of a breeze coming in from the north sea too. high pressure sits to the north and thats just importing a bit more cloud around for eastern coasts of england, parts of scotland as well. so as we head through the course of tonight, then, a little bit of rain developing for parts of north—west england, the isle of man, northern ireland, perhaps pushing into dumfries an...

Perhaps pushing into dumfries and galloway as well, but most other places looking dry. clear spells overnight, clearer skies, in fact, up towards the northern isles. it will be here that well see the lowest temperatures, eight degrees there overnight in lerwick, but most of us around 11 to 15 to start off monday morning. monday, of course, the bank holiday across many parts of the uk, not everywhere, but its going to be a largely dry day once again. therell be a few rogue showers just coming in ...

CATAWISSA TWP. — A hit-and-run trucker smashed the supports that connected sidewalls to the roof on one of Columbia County’s historic covered bridges Tuesday morning, after ignoring posted height restrictions, police say.Hollingshead Covered Bridge spanning Catawissa Creek was first built in 1851 to accommodate horse-drawn wagons and buggies just south of Catawissa. About 7:20