SHETLAND’s historic first RNLI lifeboat is looking for a new home - and its owner is keen to see if anyone in the isles would be interested in taking her on. The Lady Jane and Martha Ryland was brought to Lerwick in 1930 to give the RNLI its first presence in Shetland. After.
They say seven is meant to be a lucky number! After seven years of asking nicely the ongoing saga of the Hillhead railings replacement is still yet to be resolved. I raised the issue about the extreme poor state and potential health and safety risk of the current railings once.
POLICE have given further details of a recovery of drugs in Lerwick worth £18,000. A police spokesperson said that heroin, cocaine and cannabis was seized on Wednesday last week with the assistance of Dogs Against Drugs. Police said enquiries were ongoing but they did not.
THE TIME has come to redirect the considerable monies accumulating in the Shetland Community Benefit Fund (SCBF) to fight poverty and the cost of living crisis rather than spending it on community projects. This was the clear message from Lerwick Community Council last night in.
Sirs, I write with increased concern for the future of your splendid festival. This is informed by my considerable disappointment that the convenor of Shetland Islands Council is still claiming to believe his internal legal advice. Please realise you will not continue to be.