STAFF on NorthLink’s Hjaltland and Hrossey - as well as their friends - have raised more than £3,400 for charity after walking from the ferry terminal in Lerwick to Scalloway on Saturday. They are raising money for MS Society Scotland. ROYALTIES from sales of John Goodlad’s.
THE OWNERS of a North Mainland pub have been ordered to pay almost £14,000 in unpaid wages and compensation to a former employee. An employment tribunal, held on 15 April, found that Mid Brae Inn Limited had been in breach of contract when reducing Angela Duncan’s hourly pay.
THE PREMISES licence holders of a shop, a restaurant and a guest house will be warned over late payment of an annual fee.
The late payment of fees for the Mossbank Shop, and Lerwickâs Phu Siam and Glen Orchy, was discussed at a meeting of the Shetland licensing board on Monday.
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Councillors on the board agreed to send out written warnings over the payments, which are due by October each year. Reminders were sent out by licensing staff.
Members heard that the £220 fee for the Mossbank shop was paid shortly after the matter was raised at the boardâs last meeting on 6 April.
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THE NEW £3.5 million Toft pier was officially opened this afternoon (Monday) almost a full year after its initial completion date of August 2020.
The new pier, which replaces a previous structure which had been deemed unsafe, is seen as a major boost to the inshore fishing fleet but also to the aquaculture industry.
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Public access to the busy but crumbling pier was blocked off in December 2016, creating some controversy in fishing circles.
Now, four and half years later, it is expected to become once again a major landing spot for local shellfish boats.