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http://shet.news/87u9h Copied! THE LERWICK exchange area is due to be upgraded to ‘full fibre’ broadband as part of plans to provide faster connections to 300,000 more homes and businesses in Scotland. Project developer Openreach said full fibre is when pure fibre optic cables connect properties straight to the exchange. This is a step up from the more common fibre to cabinet, which connects fibre optic cable to green cabinets before copper wires link these to properties. 6 of ...

A CHEF who was found guilty of dangerous driving after falling asleep at the wheel and going off the road has been disqualified for a year and fined £800. Richard Clark, 33, who now lives in Fife, had been working as an agency chef at Scalloway Hotel when the incident occurred on 13 July 2019 on the A970 road between Fladdabister and Easter Quarff. 11 of 13Adverts Following a short trial at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday he was convicted of driving a car when he was so tired that he fell ...

A TWENTY three year old woman whose Staffordshire terrier was dangerously out of control and attacked another dog which died from its injuries during an incident almost two and a half years ago has had sentence deferred for a hearing. Anna Etzel, of Lerwick’s Holmsgarth Brae, pleaded guilty to the offence which took place on 28 December 2018 close to her home. 4 of 13Adverts The Staffordshire bull terrier named Joey was already subject to a dog control order stipulating that it should alw...

By Susan Schwartz - Press Enterprise Writer Last updated: May 24, 2021 - 9:00pm BERWICK —  A 41-year-old man slashed another man with a machete, then escaped with the weapon, say police. Now officers are asking for the public’s help in finding Marlon I. Melendez-Reyes. Anyone who sees him should call 9-1-1, said Detective Greg Martin. However, police warned the public not to approach him. “We believe he’s armed, extremely dangerous, and prone to violence,” Martin said. The alleged a...

http://shet.news/zr7g3 Copied! LERWICK Port Authority says it has scaled up its annual tree planting efforts to compensate for the Covid-19 pandemic forcing the suspension of the initiative last year. Around 70 trees and shrubs donated by the authority were planted today (25 May) at Holmsgarth Road in Lerwick by pupils from Bell’s Brae Primary School who are currently involved in a “Living Things” project. 1 of 13Adverts The port had participated in planting around 20 trees annuall...

TWO men were remanded in custody after appearing in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday accused of being concerned in the supply of drugs. Matthew Smith, 47, and 46-year-old Nigel Scott, both made no plea when they appeared from custody. Their addresses were both given as...

DANVILLE — An early Monday morning fire swept through the Karen Gronsky School of Dance, destroying the dance studio and sending neighbors fleeing into the street.“We just had our recital at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds Saturday. It was the first time in one and half years we could perform, so we had a big high,” Gronsky said. “And now this.“But we’ll survive. No one was

http://shet.news/7vegp Copied! A THIRTY four year old woman appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday to admit breaching bail conditions. Kimberley Obern, of the town’s Pitt Lane, pleaded guilty to entering a property in Scalloway and contacting a man on 19 May despite being ordered not to do when bailed a week earlier in court. Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie said all parties have been spoken to by police and reminded of their obligations when it comes to bail con...

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THE NORWEGIAN flag is flying over Lerwick Town Hall today (Monday) to mark Constitution Day in Norway. The day is a national holiday throughout Norway, with parades and celebrations to commemorate the date of the signing of the national constitution in 1814. Shetland has had cultural and historic connections with Norway since the 15th century, when the Northern Isles were part of the Norwegian kingdom, which also included Denmark and Sweden. 5 of 13Adverts In the Second World War, locations in ...