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“ALL DRUG use should be legalised” - that is the challenging motion put forward by the Althing debating society to kick off its winter programme of examining topical and controversial issues by listening to, and engaging with, opposing views. The audience will be treated to...
AROUND 35 people listened to a lively debate discussing the Church of Scotland’s relevance in Shetland in the Lerwick Town Hall on Saturday night. Donald Murray and Barbara Dinnage spoke against the Althing motion that ‘da Kirk’ is no longer relevant, while Cameron...
THE NEXT Althing debate will discuss the motion 'Churches for sale – da Kirk is no longer relevant’. The event will take place on Saturday 21 January at Lerwick Town Hall, with doors opening at 7pm. The topic harks back to the first ever Althing debate on 11 November 1950,...
On Monday (5 December) our council’s planning department will consider whether to give planning consent to an asset transfer request from New Life Church to acquire the science block at the old Anderson High School. New Life Church gives support to people in need, and does...
UP Helly Aa for Aa Equality Group would like to welcome the successful new councillors to Shetland Islands Council. We hope that one of their main aims will be to protect current and future generations of our children from discrimination, which as we all understand, can have far...