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http://shet.news/ho4w7 Copied! SCOTTISH Water has apologised to customers in Lerwick who have experienced discoloured water as a result of a fault on the local network on Friday. The service provider said it wanted to reassure customers that their water remains safe to drink and use normally. A spokesman said a fault with a pressure-regulating valve resulted in higher than normal flows through part of the local network. 7 of 13Adverts This disturbed natural sediment within the pipes, res...

http://shet.news/71t9h Copied! WALKING over the road at the end of the Sumburgh Airport runway when pedestrians were not supposed to has landed a man a £400 fine. When George New, of Scatness, crossed the road it forced a helicopter to abort its taxi manoeuvre, delaying it by a few minutes. The 60-year-old admitted at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday to entering the restricted zone on 28 July last year despite red lights showing that pedestrians were prohibited. 12 of 13Adverts â€...

http://shet.news/hwhd1 Copied! A MAN from Tingwall has been warned that he could face a prison sentence after admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine. Darren Boxwell appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday to admit being concerned in the supply of the class A drug between 1 December 2018 and 12 July 2019. However, his defence agent Gregor Kelly said the 33-year-old was stuck in a “hamster wheel” at the bidding of someone “higher up in the chain”. 13 of 13Adverts...

http://shet.news/34031 Copied! A WOMAN who claimed she had Covid-19 and repeatedly coughed in the presence of police officers has been sentenced at Lerwick Sheriff Court. Sarah Irvine, whose address was given as Grampian Prison, was placed under supervision for three years and ordered to undertake 300 hours of unpaid work when she appeared from custody on Wednesday. 9 of 13Adverts The 35-year-old previously admitted repeatedly coughing in the presence of police officers while claiming to...

A WOMAN whose involvement in drug supply came to light after attempting to overtake in the face of an oncoming police vehicle appeared in court on Wednesday. Louisa Newlands, of Herrislea Court, Tingwall, admitted at Lerwick Sheriff Court to being concerned in the supply of...

The 11th annual First Columbia Bank & Trust Co.’s Teen Star singing competition on Wednesday announced its 12 finalists. They include the second- and third-place finishers from last year, as well as two other Top 12 finishers, and the third-place winner from 2019.The contest is open to high school freshmen through seniors who permanently reside in Columbia County or the

Man arrested for rape inside Berwick grocery store Man facing rape charges after incident at Savannah grocery store By WTOC Staff | April 28, 2021 at 5:14 AM EDT - Updated April 28 at 12:04 PM CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Police Department has arrested a suspect after a woman was reportedly attacked and sexually insulted inside a Berwick grocery store on Tuesday, April 27. Gregory Hathorne, 25, has been charged with felony rape, felony kidnapping and misdemeanor battery....

http://shet.news/l6h2e Copied! THERE is danger of foul water and silt potentially running into the Clickimin loch if a new house is built near its edge, according to Shetland Amenity Trust’s natural heritage project officer Paul Harvey. He was responding to an application for planning permission in principle to demolish a derelict building and build a four-bedroom house in its place, not far from the Clickimin Broch. 1 of 14Adverts The application, from Raymond Slater, follows a sim...

Posted: April 26, 2021 - 5:39am WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen-year-old Brandi Levy was having that kind of day where she just wanted to scream. So she did, in a profanity-laced posting on Snapchat that has, improbably, ended up before the Supreme Court in the most significant case on student speech in more than 50 years. At issue is whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus. The topic is especially meaningful in a time of remote learning because of the co...

Published: April 25, 2021 Most citizens of Brussels, Belgium, have never seen the Palace of Justice, the largest courthouse in the world, without construction scaffolding surrounding... Subscribe Today!