FIRE crews at Sumburgh Airport were mobilised on Wednesday afternoon after an inbound Eastern Airways plane sent out an alert. However no further action was needed and the crews were stood down. A spokesperson for airport operator HIAL said: “Sumburgh Airport fire service was mobilised after we received an alert from an inbound charter aircraft […] Shetland News …
THE SHETLAND ANZAC Group is marking the national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand at the Lerwick war memorial on Sunday morning at 8am. ANZAC day commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and died in all wars. Members of the group will lay wreaths at the war memorial opposite Lerwick […] Shetland News …
UNION members at Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) have now voted to accept revised plans that retain their jobs air traffic control towers, including at Sumburgh. The ballot closed today (Monday). The result is the conclusion of a successful campaign that represents a major win for workers, the Prospect union said. HIAL chief executive […] Shetland News …
THE CONTINUOUSLY high Covid numbers in Shetland show no sign of abating with another 72 recorded confirmed cases over the last 24 hours, adding to a tally of 543 cases over the last seven days. Shetland’s incidence rate per 100,000 population at 2,374 continues to be three time the national average. The high infection rate […] Shetland News …
ISLES MSP Beatrice Wishart is calling on people to consider making a donation to the Afghanistan crisis appeal after hearing that one million children are at risk of dying from malnutrition as 95 per cent of the country’s population does not have enough to eat. A briefing by Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) also revealed that […] Shetland News …
SCOTTISH Water has apologised to customers in Lerwick who lost their water supply in the town on Saturday morning. The problems started at around 7am when people living in the higher parts of Lerwick started losing their water supply. The utility said the loss of service was due to a fault in one of the […] Shetland News …
THE SHETLAND Public Protection Committee (SPPC) has just published its annual review, highlighting how local agencies have worked together to ensure the safety of children, young people and adults during the last year. Key achievements during 2020/21 included: Continuity of front line child and adult protection services supported by agencies working together effectively through the […] Shetland News …
CARAVANERS Liz and Steve Cooke, who have visited Shetland four times over recent years, have raised £540 for the local MRI scanner appeal by saving every £2 coin they owned over the course of two years, which they placed into their lighthouse piggybank. Spending some time in Whalsay, the couple said they felt compelled to […] Shetland News …
A NEW nursing post has been created within NHS Shetland to provide “senior leadership to take forward our programmes to improve quality, patient safety, public engagement and patient experience”. Edna Mary Watson will take up the chief nurse (corporate) post on 4 October. She has significant experience of working successfully with patient groups and communities […] Shetland News …
AITH Charity Shop is in need of new committee members as it looks to make a community asset transfer application to take ownership of the building and the surrounding land. The popular shop is gradually opening once again on reduced hours as it emerges from the pandemic. Its committee said the longer term goal is […] Shetland News …