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  Permanent, part time (24.5 hours a week) £24,699.27 - £25,703.21 per year pro rata   The Finance Assistant will be expected to work as part of a small team ensuring an efficient and effective financial and administration support service to Shetland UHI. The main...

THE MANAGER of a local wholesale company has accused the Co-op of “hypocrisy” after it emerged the national retailer objected to plans for a new Aldi supermarket in Macduff in Banffshire. Carl Cross, of Hughson Brothers, said the Co-op was demonstrating “double...

Initiative with council’s Anchor project will see food parcels delivered direct to homes in effort to reach remote areas

A TWENTY one year old man who “inexplicably” drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed into another vehicle was more concerned about damage to his new car than the wellbeing of his seriously injured victim, Lerwick Sheriff Court heard on Wednesday. Ronan Wark, of...

A TEENAGER has spoken about the “amazing experience” of having a close encounter with an orca in waters off Shetland - which swam under his boat three times. Bobby Pottinger, from Scalloway, took videos of the moment unfolding on Sunday afternoon. The 16-year-old had gone...

Here is a guide to stay informed of what options there are for ridding yourself of excess packaging and paper this Christmas period.

The recent planning debacle over the Co-op shops for Sandwick and Scalloway got me gaffin’ recently on noticing that many of the so-called independent local shops in Shetland actually buy and stock many of the Cooperative brand products. So, it is just boils down to a question...

I am very disappointed to see the state of the planning system and decision making process in Shetland as witnessed by the recent Co-op application in Scalloway. I have been moved to put pen to paper and go public which is not something I do lightly or often but this recent...

ANYONE casting a glance over the north side of Scalloway may have noticed the colourful red, blues and greens of the large housing scheme being built in the village. Contractor E&H already has a number of blocks of houses up on site for a development which will ultimately...

ISLANDERS may find it difficult to follow the latest Covid advice as local pharmacies are running short of lateral flow tests. There are some reports of local chemists, in Lerwick and Scalloway, running out of stock. There are also none available to order online through the UK...