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RUNNING Lerwick Power Station on a standby-only basis is one option being considered for a back-up solution once Shetland is connected to the national grid by a subsea transmission link. The power station, which runs on medium and heavy fuel oil, is due to stop full duty...

A MAN from Lerwick has been remanded in custody ahead of trial after pleading not guilty to a number of charges, including assaulting staff at a butcher shop. Grant Huntington, of Union St, appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court from custody via video link on Friday. The 32-year-old denied assaulting two members of staff at Anderson Butchers on Commercial Road in Lerwick on 25 February by repeatedly throwing punches at them, punching them on the head and kicking them on the body. 1 of 14Adverts Hunt...

http://shet.news/27ls9 Copied! A TWENTY five year old man has been released on bail after appearing in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday charged with driving or attempting to drive while unfit to  do so through drink or drugs. Lee Graham, whose address was given as Shetland, also faces a charge of culpable and reckless conduct. 4 of 14Adverts He made no plea and was committed for further examination. A YOUNG man from Mossbank has been put under supervision for 15 months an...

http://shet.news/4oqk4 Copied! FRESH concerns have been raised over the condition of the access to the Sletts pier in Lerwick. A letter from local resident Ryan Leith highlighting the “dangerous condition” of the access road was discussed at a meeting of Lerwick Community Council in Monday night. He said the rock armouring has been moved by numerous winter storms over the years. 14 of 14Adverts The pier itself is effectively a flat section of rock which runs out into the sea, a...

LERWICK Community Council is to write to Shetland Recreational Trust to express concern over the prospect of Clickimin Leisure Complex’s indoor bowling area being reduced in size to make way for a soft play equipment for children. It comes amid grave worry from the company behind plans for a soft play facility in Voe that installing larger equipment in the Clickimin would threaten the viability of their business venture. 7 of 14Adverts The situation revolves around a proposal to install a sof...

LERWICK community councillors had no hesitation in approving a £500 grant to the local brass band at a meeting on Monday night to assist the group when it returns to playing once restrictions allow. Lerwick Brass Band applied for the funding to buy moisture guards for the bells...

A LERWICK lane reopened to the public this week nearly two years after being closed off following a fatal house fire. Burns Lane was shut off in February 2019 due to the level of structural damage to the property. However, the lane - which runs down from the old swimming pool...

http://shet.news/gv1cb Copied! A MAN from Aberdeen who assaulted a vulnerable person in Shetland in September last year was jailed for eight months at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. The court heard how Kasim Javed, who appeared via video link from Grampian Prison where he is serving a custodial sentence for another matter, also smashed a TV set and urinated on a mattress. 7 of 14Adverts The 32-year old struck the woman on her head after becoming drunk at her Lerwick address on 27 Se...

AROUND 50 people a day have been coming to the temporary Covid testing unit in Lerwick, with four positive tests returned so far. Professor Shantini Paranjothy, a consultant in public health currently supporting NHS Shetland, said the unit – which closes on Thursday afternoon – has proved a success. Meanwhile, there have now been confirmed cases recorded in Yell. 1 of 14Adverts The Scottish Government testing unit, staffed by around 10 ambulance service personnel, opened on Friday morning a...

A WOMAN charged with a number of offences appeared from custody in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday. Sarah Irvine, of Lerwick, was charged with assault, assault to injury, culpable and reckless conduct and threatening or abusive behaviour. The 35-year-old was also...