Shetland's FIRST daily newspaper
January 2008
31 January 2008 Gales and blizzards to disrupt ferries Theft mars fire festival celebrations Injured fisherman airlifted to GBH Goodbye Oscar… hello Charlie Stuart takes udal law to your door Viking rampage set for food film fest Up Helly Aa song’s author on display Glass recyclers up for award 30 January 2008 Roy has the ‘ultimate’ night How risky are those fuel tanks? Scaffolder injured at Sullom Voe 29 January 2008 Investigation into oil leak at terminal Holyrood launches ferry inquiry Ex isles man to head Sullom Voe Tasty play by the peas 28 January 2008 Police call for witnesses after assault Viking Tuesday's traffic rules 26 January 2008 Mystery ‘mound’ to be saved from the sea North folk lose power MSP slams fish funding delay 25 January 2008 UK changes tack on state aid row Number of care places must double Wind closes Sullom Voe terminal No more 3am licences Cash to help folk access health care North Star demolition by autumn Training to tick all the boxes 24 January 2008 Viking to publish draft plans in March Crofters delight at cash pay out Up Helly Aa offers more than ever Study into where crabs creep NorthLink announce re-fit schedule Another grand for CLAN Opinion: The CFP’s final birthday 23 January 2008 Budget boost for public loos Strong winds cancel ferries Fish council offers “hope and optimism” SIC staff may have to work from home Family mediation is back on track Stay clear of the Shetland Prize Register Kenyan blanket appeal going well The crowd could only marvel Crofters urged to attend RDP meeting 22 January 2008 Convener slams government’s double standards Trust builds case for isles ‘geopark’ Folk love reading about Shetland Research shows scale of data loss In brief - 22 January 2008 Sandwick stage league upset 21 January 2007 Consultants offer to help reform trusts First mission for new Oscar Charlie Big take up of free transport in isles Three lane blacktop! More people keep flying In brief - 21 January 2008 Nostalgic gathering rekindles memories 19 January 2008 Blame game leaves isles out in cold In brief - 19 January 2008 Stornoway poet returns to Shetland 18 January 2008 East coast subsea power link "viable" Hamefarers request galley burning Reformers spread concern to second trust Fish worker decked policeman in brawl “Drunken thug” came out of nowhere North flights should evade carbon rules In brief - 18 January 2008 Enviroglass expand horizons 17 February 2008 Papa Stour runaway locked up Unanimous backing for state aid appeal Alcoholic thanks sheriff for jail term Whisky made man attack dog In brief - 17 January 2008 Women take over farmers’ union Fraserburgh boat safe after Mayday Trust backs art on Yell Every point a battle 16 January 2008 SIC to tackle decrofting delays State aid fight could cost SIC dear Loganair revive Norway connection Electronic sheep tags “won’t work” Work starts on Foula power scheme Climate worries over marine life NorthLink bring in photo ID In brief - 16 January 2008 One book a month…plus one Interview: Worldwide protection of fish resources is a must 15 January 2008 Big day of fish landings Shetland showcase at Celtic Connections Old town group gets help from HIE Sandwick make it tough for LadyGirls 14 January 2008 Flybe franchise could cut fares Police weekend report The new year in the old way 12 January 2008 Free fares run as Bluemull study rolls SIC can’t afford to dredge Scalloway Islanders hate junk mail Wanted: Garden birdwatchers 11 January 2008 Vodafone apologise for mobile outage SNP government backs state aid appeal New meeting to tackle trust “sleaze” Extra and cheaper flights to Aberdeen Fighters to fly low over isles Young fiddlers take a bow on CBeebies Shetland swimmers take on UK’s best Rugby season kicks off again 10 January 2008 SIC may go it alone on EC appeal Coastguard's new blades take off today SNP slash funding for local transport SIC backs CCTV for Lerwick SIC wants masterplan for Gulberwick College desperate for more space Scrapstore success story 9 January 2008 Air discount likely to stay Date for Lerwick by-election set Quality school, shame about the building Trust helps Johnsons buy new workboat Late night football returns next week Scottish salmon charity has big plans 8 January 2008 ZetTrans calls for more buses Folk festival goes even more global Post Office begins unveiling plans Tourist office goes digital Classifieds: 5 bedroom house for sale in Gulberwick Classifieds: Good home wanted for Cat 7 January 2008 Green building pioneer dies 5 January 2008 Car feared in Lerwick harbour Brough Lodge funding setback Another new whitefish vessel 4 January 2008 Storms bring disruptions to islands Atlantic want in on air discount East winds halt ferries Lochhead seeks marine devolution Yell's year starts with a bang Museum sets off Up Helly Aa season 3 January 2008 Shetland Times editor abandons ship 1 January 2008 More underage drinking Fishermen to protect spawning cod
31 January 2008
Gales and blizzards to disrupt ferries
Theft mars fire festival celebrations
Injured fisherman airlifted to GBH
Goodbye Oscar… hello Charlie
Stuart takes udal law to your door
Viking rampage set for food film fest
Up Helly Aa song’s author on display
Glass recyclers up for award
30 January 2008
Roy has the ‘ultimate’ night
How risky are those fuel tanks?
Scaffolder injured at Sullom Voe
29 January 2008
Investigation into oil leak at terminal
Holyrood launches ferry inquiry
Ex isles man to head Sullom Voe
Tasty play by the peas
28 January 2008
Police call for witnesses after assault
Viking Tuesday's traffic rules
26 January 2008
Mystery ‘mound’ to be saved from the sea
North folk lose power
MSP slams fish funding delay
25 January 2008
UK changes tack on state aid row
Number of care places must double
Wind closes Sullom Voe terminal
No more 3am licences
Cash to help folk access health care
North Star demolition by autumn
Training to tick all the boxes
24 January 2008
Viking to publish draft plans in March
Crofters delight at cash pay out
Up Helly Aa offers more than ever
Study into where crabs creep
NorthLink announce re-fit schedule
Another grand for CLAN
Opinion: The CFP’s final birthday
23 January 2008
Budget boost for public loos
Strong winds cancel ferries
Fish council offers “hope and optimism”
SIC staff may have to work from home
Family mediation is back on track
Stay clear of the Shetland Prize Register
Kenyan blanket appeal going well
The crowd could only marvel
Crofters urged to attend RDP meeting
22 January 2008
Convener slams government’s double standards
Trust builds case for isles ‘geopark’
Folk love reading about Shetland
Research shows scale of data loss
In brief - 22 January 2008
Sandwick stage league upset
21 January 2007
Consultants offer to help reform trusts
First mission for new Oscar Charlie
Big take up of free transport in isles
Three lane blacktop!
More people keep flying
In brief - 21 January 2008
Nostalgic gathering rekindles memories
19 January 2008
Blame game leaves isles out in cold
In brief - 19 January 2008
Stornoway poet returns to Shetland
18 January 2008
East coast subsea power link "viable"
Hamefarers request galley burning
Reformers spread concern to second trust
Fish worker decked policeman in brawl
“Drunken thug” came out of nowhere
North flights should evade carbon rules
In brief - 18 January 2008
Enviroglass expand horizons
17 February 2008
Papa Stour runaway locked up
Unanimous backing for state aid appeal
Alcoholic thanks sheriff for jail term
Whisky made man attack dog
In brief - 17 January 2008
Women take over farmers’ union
Fraserburgh boat safe after Mayday
Trust backs art on Yell
Every point a battle
16 January 2008
SIC to tackle decrofting delays
State aid fight could cost SIC dear
Loganair revive Norway connection
Electronic sheep tags “won’t work”
Work starts on Foula power scheme
Climate worries over marine life
NorthLink bring in photo ID
In brief - 16 January 2008
One book a month…plus one
Interview: Worldwide protection of fish resources is a must
15 January 2008
Big day of fish landings
Shetland showcase at Celtic Connections
Old town group gets help from HIE
Sandwick make it tough for LadyGirls
14 January 2008
Flybe franchise could cut fares
Police weekend report
The new year in the old way
12 January 2008
Free fares run as Bluemull study rolls
SIC can’t afford to dredge Scalloway
Islanders hate junk mail
Wanted: Garden birdwatchers
11 January 2008
Vodafone apologise for mobile outage
SNP government backs state aid appeal
New meeting to tackle trust “sleaze”
Extra and cheaper flights to Aberdeen
Fighters to fly low over isles
Young fiddlers take a bow on CBeebies
Shetland swimmers take on UK’s best
Rugby season kicks off again
10 January 2008
SIC may go it alone on EC appeal
Coastguard's new blades take off today
SNP slash funding for local transport
SIC backs CCTV for Lerwick
SIC wants masterplan for Gulberwick
College desperate for more space
Scrapstore success story
9 January 2008
Air discount likely to stay
Date for Lerwick by-election set
Quality school, shame about the building
Trust helps Johnsons buy new workboat
Late night football returns next week
Scottish salmon charity has big plans
8 January 2008
ZetTrans calls for more buses
Folk festival goes even more global
Post Office begins unveiling plans
Tourist office goes digital
Classifieds: 5 bedroom house for sale in Gulberwick
Classifieds: Good home wanted for Cat
7 January 2008
Green building pioneer dies
5 January 2008
Car feared in Lerwick harbour
Brough Lodge funding setback
Another new whitefish vessel
4 January 2008
Storms bring disruptions to islands
Atlantic want in on air discount
East winds halt ferries
Lochhead seeks marine devolution
Yell's year starts with a bang
Museum sets off Up Helly Aa season
3 January 2008
Shetland Times editor abandons ship
1 January 2008
More underage drinking
Fishermen to protect spawning cod