WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SHETLAND

Tuesday, 06 January 2009 at 10:36

HEADLINES
24 hours: PATCHY RAIN THEN BRIGHTER
DAYS 2-5: SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS, MILD AND WINDY
DAYS 6-10: BRIEFLY COOLER ...

REPAIRS are being carried out on Shetland’s newest fishing boat the Prolific after she began taking on water while berthed at Scalloway at the weekend.

Local firefighters were called to pump out the 18.77 metre (61½ foot) whitefish and prawn trawler on Sunday morning when a pipe taking sea water to the toilet system corroded and… ...

Events in Shetland for February 2009 + on ...

Events in Shetland for January 2009 + on ...

By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS BUSINESS was booming in Shetland shops in the run-up to Christmas this year, with little sign of belt-tightening in the face of the credit crunch. ...

FARMERS and crofters could be among the few to benefit from the pound’s plunging performance against the euro when they receive their annual subsidies from Brus­sels. ...

SHETLAND is among the rural areas hardest hit by a shortage of NHS dentists. ...

A GREEN MSP is demanding a ban on the shooting of common seals to help boost declining numbers. ...

A ROW has broken out over government plans to impose above inflation fare increases for ferry services to the Northern Isles. ...

THE FISHING community through­out Shetland has come up trumps with a seasonal donation of £15,000 to the CLAN 1,2,3 appeal. ...