Shetland's FIRST daily newspaper
June 2008
30 June 2008 Burra man’s body found A Johnsmas success Police look for missing man Weekend call outs Tavish against new drink laws Ferry inquiry report “disappoints” Broadband to reach furthest corners Hamefarin team choose their brand 27 June 2008 Celebrating Mareel New single status deal on the table Airport strike talks set Linga out of action until July Light fingered builder loses home Where to berth Whalsay’s ferries? NHS chief visits Shetland Foula school to get hooked up Welcome return for piano man Neil Carnival cash Garrison enjoys Sex and Chocolate Five piece launch second album 26 June 2008 Mareel objectors battle on Mareel no longer an illusion No Plan B for school’s A Block Top SIC officials call it a day Public cash to buy privates homes MSP “depressed” after fuel meeting Halls offered hope on licence fees Ross takes over from Mo SIC turbines just the job Hockey: All to play for 25 June 2008 Walker rescued off Ronas Hill Hill: I’m ready when they are! Councillors told to scale down school SFF call again for fuel support New wind plans for heating scheme Attacker back behind bars Phishy email warning Island athletes to face drug tests Rosettes at the Highland Show 24 June 2008 Lost it on the pier Over three times over Decision time for Mareel Airport strike: government must step in Auspicious result for league hopefuls Veterans outrun the rest In brief - 24 June 2008 Stout runs north 23 June 2008 Sixareen revived Thousands hit by strike Three arrested after disturbance Holyrood must look again at housing Drew and Keith join the NHS Wet and windy, but still good fun Pictures: A weekend of festivals Review: Chroma do it again 21 June 2008 Coastguard not amused by elusive yacht Police seize more drugs 20 June 2008 Missing yacht spotted off Shetland Coastguards search for missing yacht BT admits broadband fault…eventually Careless drivers in court Pouring on the big party In brief - 20 June 2008 19 June 2008 Stuart Hill declares independence Loganair announce flight cutbacks Probation for battering woman Cannabis grower stays inside Ex councillor banned again Skipper appears in court again Thrown in the cells to cool off Trip of a lifetime Open day a huge success Hockey: Whalsay hang on to lead…just 18 June 2008 SIC should be able to “buy seabed” First minister backs fuel coalition Airport strike due Monday Emotional visit by Shetland Bus troupe In brief - 18 June 2008 Ready, steady…sail! Come and talk fish quota 17 June 2008 Altaire skipper to stand trial Cod hatchery now just a shell Village wants its post office back John White eyes up Superfast service Vikings want your vote In brief - 17 June 2008 Jam-packed New Shetlander…as usual 16 June 2008 Weekend police report Historic visit by Shetland Bus boat Coastguards step up action 15 June 2008 Holyrood cut housing cash Moving on to shortlist Salmon talks in Norway 13 June 2008 Airport strike back on agenda Best ever Classic Show Museum on another UK shortlist Climbing for cancer In brief - 13 June 2008 12 June 2008 Heroin addict escapes conviction Fuel rise costs SIC ferries £1 million Council adopts Bressay tunnel as policy Ministers discuss fishing fuel crisis Safety on the croft Norway flights are packed On the trail of the Earl Classic classical group revisit isles All aboard for Lifeboat Day Terminal to sponsor rugby Metal band must tour to find a crowd Screen heroes and villains at film fest 11 June 2008 Shetland awash with heroin Crofters to be quizzed about report 10 June 2008 Trial reveals huge market for heroin Polish man held after attack Crofters being "left in the lurch" 6 June 2008 Heat rises at wind farm meeting Three hurt in head on crash Busy summer for isles band Yell man still missing Sheriff despairs after players’ brawl State aid scuppers abattoir funding plans SIC backs go it alone tourism venture Kay admits assaulting another woman Robbie in the dock In brief - 6 June 2008 Focus on carers 5 June 2008 Search for missing man to resume Distant hope in fuel campaign Bizarre assault after heavy drinking No jail for paralytic driver Fuel price shelves ferry fare review College lands megrim study Trouble at Sandy Loch Brand new cop shop for Whalsay First dredger has finished work Hockey: Whalsay challenge for the top 4 June 2008 Tesco plans cause alarm and confusion MP seeks probe into fuel price fixing Government rejects fishers’ fuel plea Log on to car share Airport strike called off Fish landings set for record year Orkney College studies Shetland In brief – 4 June 2008 Fiddling while the planet burns Football: Spurs storm home from behind 3 June 2008 Fishers take fuel demands to London Flash, bang…no power Rural group holds first meeting A glimpse at modern Shetland Legendary DJ comes island hopping Tips on health from Holyrood 2 June 2008 Councillors to run the council Relay for Life a great success Shetland’s beaches worth a visit May was dry and sunny In brief - 2 June 2008 Classic Car extravaganza Nature gets it own festival
30 June 2008
Burra man’s body found
A Johnsmas success
Police look for missing man
Weekend call outs
Tavish against new drink laws
Ferry inquiry report “disappoints”
Broadband to reach furthest corners
Hamefarin team choose their brand
27 June 2008
Celebrating Mareel
New single status deal on the table
Airport strike talks set
Linga out of action until July
Light fingered builder loses home
Where to berth Whalsay’s ferries?
NHS chief visits Shetland
Foula school to get hooked up
Welcome return for piano man Neil
Carnival cash
Garrison enjoys Sex and Chocolate
Five piece launch second album
26 June 2008
Mareel objectors battle on
Mareel no longer an illusion
No Plan B for school’s A Block
Top SIC officials call it a day
Public cash to buy privates homes
MSP “depressed” after fuel meeting
Halls offered hope on licence fees
Ross takes over from Mo
SIC turbines just the job
Hockey: All to play for
25 June 2008
Walker rescued off Ronas Hill
Hill: I’m ready when they are!
Councillors told to scale down school
SFF call again for fuel support
New wind plans for heating scheme
Attacker back behind bars
Phishy email warning
Island athletes to face drug tests
Rosettes at the Highland Show
24 June 2008
Lost it on the pier
Over three times over
Decision time for Mareel
Airport strike: government must step in
Auspicious result for league hopefuls
Veterans outrun the rest
In brief - 24 June 2008
Stout runs north
23 June 2008
Sixareen revived
Thousands hit by strike
Three arrested after disturbance
Holyrood must look again at housing
Drew and Keith join the NHS
Wet and windy, but still good fun
Pictures: A weekend of festivals
Review: Chroma do it again
21 June 2008
Coastguard not amused by elusive yacht
Police seize more drugs
20 June 2008
Missing yacht spotted off Shetland
Coastguards search for missing yacht
BT admits broadband fault…eventually
Careless drivers in court
Pouring on the big party
In brief - 20 June 2008
19 June 2008
Stuart Hill declares independence
Loganair announce flight cutbacks
Probation for battering woman
Cannabis grower stays inside
Ex councillor banned again
Skipper appears in court again
Thrown in the cells to cool off
Trip of a lifetime
Open day a huge success
Hockey: Whalsay hang on to lead…just
18 June 2008
SIC should be able to “buy seabed”
First minister backs fuel coalition
Airport strike due Monday
Emotional visit by Shetland Bus troupe
In brief - 18 June 2008
Ready, steady…sail!
Come and talk fish quota
17 June 2008
Altaire skipper to stand trial
Cod hatchery now just a shell
Village wants its post office back
John White eyes up Superfast service
Vikings want your vote
In brief - 17 June 2008
Jam-packed New Shetlander…as usual
16 June 2008
Weekend police report
Historic visit by Shetland Bus boat
Coastguards step up action
15 June 2008
Holyrood cut housing cash
Moving on to shortlist
Salmon talks in Norway
13 June 2008
Airport strike back on agenda
Best ever Classic Show
Museum on another UK shortlist
Climbing for cancer
In brief - 13 June 2008
12 June 2008
Heroin addict escapes conviction
Fuel rise costs SIC ferries £1 million
Council adopts Bressay tunnel as policy
Ministers discuss fishing fuel crisis
Safety on the croft
Norway flights are packed
On the trail of the Earl
Classic classical group revisit isles
All aboard for Lifeboat Day
Terminal to sponsor rugby
Metal band must tour to find a crowd
Screen heroes and villains at film fest
11 June 2008
Shetland awash with heroin
Crofters to be quizzed about report
10 June 2008
Trial reveals huge market for heroin
Polish man held after attack
Crofters being "left in the lurch"
6 June 2008
Heat rises at wind farm meeting
Three hurt in head on crash
Busy summer for isles band
Yell man still missing
Sheriff despairs after players’ brawl
State aid scuppers abattoir funding plans
SIC backs go it alone tourism venture
Kay admits assaulting another woman
Robbie in the dock
In brief - 6 June 2008
Focus on carers
5 June 2008
Search for missing man to resume
Distant hope in fuel campaign
Bizarre assault after heavy drinking
No jail for paralytic driver
Fuel price shelves ferry fare review
College lands megrim study
Trouble at Sandy Loch
Brand new cop shop for Whalsay
First dredger has finished work
Hockey: Whalsay challenge for the top
4 June 2008
Tesco plans cause alarm and confusion
MP seeks probe into fuel price fixing
Government rejects fishers’ fuel plea
Log on to car share
Airport strike called off
Fish landings set for record year
Orkney College studies Shetland
In brief – 4 June 2008
Fiddling while the planet burns
Football: Spurs storm home from behind
3 June 2008
Fishers take fuel demands to London
Flash, bang…no power
Rural group holds first meeting
A glimpse at modern Shetland
Legendary DJ comes island hopping
Tips on health from Holyrood
2 June 2008
Councillors to run the council
Relay for Life a great success
Shetland’s beaches worth a visit
May was dry and sunny
In brief - 2 June 2008
Classic Car extravaganza
Nature gets it own festival