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Father of Claire Leveque pays tribute to daughter

THE FATHER of the woman who died in Sandness earlier this month has paid tribute to his daughter. Clint Leveque said his 24-year-old daughter Claire was “so friendly to everybody she’s met”. He told Canada’s CBC News that there are “no words to describe the whole...

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Police name woman who died following disturbance in Sandness

THE YOUNG woman who died following a disturbance in Sandness on Sunday afternoon has been named by police. Twenty four year old Claire Leveque, a Canadian citizen, was pronounced dead at the scene after police were called to the remote Westside village on Sunday at around...

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Women's Aid respond to death of young woman in Sandness

RESPONDING to the ongoing investigation into the death of a 24-year old woman in a house in Sandness on Sunday, Shetland Women’s Aid has urged any woman who feels unsafe at home to contact them. Police were called to the Westside village on Sunday afternoon following reports...

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SIC convener thanks emergency services after 'tragic' Sandness incident

Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has also responded to the incident

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Police say enquiries are ongoing into death of 24-year-old woman

Officers have confirmed a 39-year-old man was arrested

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Fundraiser nears end of challenge to climb Sandness Hill more than 40 times

A FUNDRAISER from the Westside is nearing the end of a challenge to scale Sandness Hill 43 times - the equivalent of a trek to the top of Mount Everest. Alan Robertson has so far completed 38 trips to the top of the hill in the lead up to Christmas, having started in late...

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Sandness group secures funding to explore development ideas

THE SANDNESS community in Shetland’s Westside has secured funding to explore development opportunities in the area. One key aim is keeping the Melby pier in the community after Shetland Islands Council decided to sell. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is providing nearly...

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Sandness lass wins Chinese translation prize

A YOUNG local woman who started her schooling career at primary in Sandness has just scooped a national prize for her work translating Chinese into English. Flossie Taylor, who now lives and works in Edinburgh, came first at a recent competition held by Bristol Translates!...

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Americas Newsroom

great sandness it is the end of queen elizabeth ii's reign in this country. >> president biden and jill biden embarking on air force one and get ready to head home. more than 250 world leaders in attendance at the funeral this morning and this spectacular buckingham palace reception last night. as soon as it was over they'll all be heading back and a wave from the president and first lady of the united states as they get ready to head home. on the left-hand side of the screen are the cheers you're hearing coming from londoners and people of the united kingdom and we've heard them all throughout the last 12 days or so. it is also multi-generational, the passion that you are talking about, because so many people grew up with queen elizabeth. you have people who are -- knew her as a mother figure and then

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Sandness school praised for approach to remote learning

SMALL West Side primary school has been praised by inspectors for the way it has supported children during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sandness Primary School was the subject of an inspection in May 2018 and staff have recently engaged with Education Scotland officials as part of a...

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