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http://shet.news/err5b Copied! A MAN from Mossbank has been told to leave Shetland and only return for his next court appearance after pleading guilty to breaching a bail condition. Jamie Hopkins, of Sandside, admitted at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Friday to contacting his ex-partner on 21 April when a court order prohibited him to do so. 4 of 14Adverts Procurator fiscal Duncan Mackenzie told the court that the 21-year-old, who was appearing from custody, had sent text messages to the woma...

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http://shet.news/vipov Copied! ALL crew members onboard a seismic survey vessel currently docked at Lerwick harbour which is linked to the recent cases of Covid-19 in Shetland are quarantining, according to the vessel’s owner. A spokesperson for PGS, which owns the Ramform Vanguard, said crew members are not allowed to disembark the ship. 10 of 14Adverts It comes after three positive coronavirus tests came through the local laboratory since the weekend, and were added to the local ...

http://shet.news/zpebb Copied! A DRIVER who caused the death of an 80-year pedestrian on the island of Whalsay one and a half years ago has been placed on a community payback order and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work. Allister Sandison died after being struck by Alexander Paton’s blue Toyota Yaris in the evening of 19 September 2019. 8 of 14Adverts At Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday, the accident was described as a tragedy for the family of the deceased as well as f...

http://shet.news/aq4yd Copied! A FORTY three year old man who subjected three women to violent assaults and lengthy periods of “relentless” coercive behaviour including abduction was sentenced to 26 months in prison when he appeared via video link at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Norman Donald, of Leaside, Mossbank, pleaded guilty to a total of five charges spanning a period of almost four years from November 2016 to May 2020 at an earlier appearance last month, and had b...

http://shet.news/l5tor Copied! A THIRTY seven year old man from Lerwick has been remanded in custody ahead of facing a contempt of court charge when he reappears at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday. This follows a “statement of uncontroversial fact” Callum Jamieson had submitted to the court following his arrest last year. In it he appears to question the authority of the court by stating that Shetland is not part of Scotland and that the Crown was lacking authority in the isl...

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A MAN has been remanded in custody after appearing at Lerwick Sheriff Court accused of assault to injury and permanent disfigurement. John Hutcheson, whose address was given as Huntly, made no plea when he appeared from custody in private on Monday. The 30-year-old was also charged with behaving in a threatening or abusive manner. He was committed for further examination and is expected to reappear in court within the next eight days. Become a supporter of Shetland News Shetland News is asking ...

http://shet.news/zp3x5 Copied! THE FIRST grant applications to come through Lerwick Community Council from the Viking Energy wind farm benefit fund have been approved. North Staney Hill Community Association applied for £4,500 for repairs and upgrades to the Staney Hill Hall, while the Royal Voluntary Service asked for £500 for social activity for its clients. 6 of 14Adverts Both applications were approved in full at a meeting of Lerwick Community Council on Monday night. The appli...

A MAN has been jailed after carrying out a “nasty assault” in Lerwick which briefly left his victim unconscious. Marcin Olejniczak, whose address was given as Grampian Prison, appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Thursday to admit assaulting his partner on 23 April and 24 September last year. In the first incident he struck her on the head, and in the second he repeatedly struck her on the head, rendering her unconscious, with both assaults causing injury. 4 of 14Adverts ...