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Tourism chief hopes new Shetland series and otter film will …
1 day ago · IT IS well known that the BBC crime drama series Shetland has had a big impact on local tourism – despite the grisly storylines.. The new series – the ninth to date – debuted on last week on BBC One, putting the limelight back on the isles. But there is something of a double whammy on the books, with the documentary film Billy …
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Nov 7, 2024 · Latest Shetland news with breaking-news, highlights, transport updates, letters, jobs, property and weather forecast.
More than £4.8m provided locally in benefits last year by Scottish ...
1 day ago · THE SCOTTISH Government provided people who live in Shetland with more than £4.8 million in support across 14 benefits in the last financial year, according to new analysis by Social Security Scotland. The amount paid to people living in Shetland Islands is part of the £1.9 billion in direct payments throughout Scotland.
Three coastguard stations needing improvements, meeting hears
3 hours ago · THREE coastguard stations in Shetland have been identified as needing improvements, a meeting has heard. The stations are Sumburgh, Walls and Mid Yell. The issue came up for discussion at the latest meeting of Shetland’s community safety and resilience board on Wednesday. Local HM Coastguard area commander Dave Sweeney said the Maritime and ...
Campaign aims to build on work of island art manifesto
6 days ago · Those behind the #EvenHereEvenNow campaign said the project will build on the work of the manifesto with: a series of in-person and online events designed by four artist advocates – Bronwyn Mackenzie (Isle of Lewis), AJ Stockwell (Uist), Jane Matthews (Shetland) and Aine King (Orkney) – that will provide island-based artists with further ...
Watch: Trailer released ahead of first new Shetland episode
Oct 29, 2024 · THE FIRST trailer for the new Shetland series has been released by the BBC.. Its cast has also spoken in depth about series nine, which will premiere on BBC One on Wednesday 6 November. The BBC said a “double missing persons case blurs the line between the personal and the professional, as Calder and Tosh are drawn into a labyrinthine investigation”.
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UK Government has a ‘role to play’ in funding ferry replacements
Nov 24, 2023 · Photo Shetland News. THE LATEST meeting of the Shetland internal ferry replacement task force took place in Edinburgh yesterday (Thursday) – with the Scottish Government acknowledging that its UK counterparts in Westminster have a role to play in the issue. The meeting was chaired by deputy first minister Shona Robison, with the transport ...
Four more Covid cases | Shetland News
Jul 30, 2021 · Four more Covid cases. FOUR more people have tested positive for Covid – although two are not currently in Shetland, the health board says. This brings Shetland’s tally to 23 cases in the past seven days. NHS Shetland’s interim director of public health Dr Susan Laidlaw said: “We continue to see a steady flow of new positive Covid cases.