31 March 2009

• Prison suicide could have been prevented
• Crunch talks on cod recovery plan
• Liverpool man remanded in custody
• Boy Andrew taking in water
• Vice convener called to give evidence
• Judges and boxers
• Devolution could go further

30 March 2009

• Liverpool man found with heroin
• Girl assaulted after disco

28 March 2009

• Cunningham bends under pressure on ISA
• Full alert at Sumburgh
• MP heads east to argue against execution

27 March 2009

• Local addict jailed for dealing

• Former addict fails to convince sheriff

• Single status letters sent out

• In brief 27 March 2009

26th March

• Fisherman jailed for seal slaughter
• Heroin courier gets over four years

• Thief who went off the rails is jailed

• Sex offender remanded in custody

• In brief - 26 March 2009

• Sport report:

• Six-a-side: Now it’s a super league!

25 March 2009

• Acquitted father calls fire “a tragic accident”

• Only the small guys get ISA compensation

• MSP renews demand for extra ambulance

• Sport reports:

• Hockey: Spurs struggle to raise a team

• Netball: Mixed fortunes at inter county

• Volleyball: Team spirit pays off

24 March 2009

• Eleven taken to hospital

• More than ten per cent oppose Viking

• Spring water plans ditched

• Major cash boost for Shetland

• Fetlar’s future secured with Euro cash

• Observatory grant still leaves them short

• In brief - 24 March 2009

• Football season warm up gets underway

23 March 2009

• Fatal accident inquiry adjourned again

• Grounded choppers back in the air

• Weekend police report

• Radical future for trust considered

• Jobs to go at accountants

• MP pleads for bank to be gentle

• In brief - 23 March 2009

21 March 2009

• Safety fears ground helicopters

• Jury finds baby murder charge not proven

• Third case of ISA discovered

• Wind farmers buy back trust’s shares

• VisitScotland promotes Shetland in Oslo

20 March 2009

• Delting ready for Up Helly Aa

• Lawyers sum up at murder trial

• ISA controls hammer salmon industry

• An influx of incomers on the horizon?

• Scrapstore help re-house injured otter

• In brief - 20 March 2009

19 March 2009

• Middleton weeps as he describes blaze

• Trustees finally take on Viking budget

• Bull hire review chief appointed

• Young folk, get ready to rock

• Any old film out there?

• In brief - 19 March 2009

• Sport reports:
  Six-a side: Rebelettes pound rivals

18 March 2009

• Chief SLMG debtor tracked down

• Hillswick angry with post office offer

• Mossbank shop targeted by thieves

• Bloomer at Da Gadderie

• Family history sessions on Yell

• Sport reports:
  Squash: Junior squash champions
  Squash: Senior squash champions
  Indoor hockey: Ness finally find their feet

17 March 2009

• Single status ballot imminent

• Drink driver banned

• Vidlin broadband meeting

• Digital switchover explained

• Sport reports:
  Netball: Nail-biting Whalsay win
  Volleyball: Sandwick lasses come from behind

16 March 2009

• Police enquiries after break-in

• Not a fiddle in sight

• The heat is on

• Shetland bucking the trend

14 March 2009

• Middleton blamed wife for fire

• Yell goes public on wind farm plans

• Indecency case could be thrown out

• Anderson High planning bid submitted

• In brief - 14 March 2009

13 March 2009

• Trial: Father breaks down in court

• Isles man in French jail on drugs charge

• Three weeks in hospital after assault

• Pair fought outside court

• Town waterfront wins planning Oscar

• Scott steps up SRDP attack

• Council versus Calamity

• In brief – 13 March 2009

• Seahorses singer unplugged

• Sport reports:
  Sign for Simmer Dim marathon
  Six-a-side: Rebelettes edge ahead

12 March 2009

• Musician had child porn on a stick

• Children give evidence at murder trial

• Viking: SIC must get its money back

• Redd Up dates announced

11 March 2009

• Couple drank and joked before baby died

• Cod plan will hurt fleet and fish

• Total promise hundreds of jobs

• Hjaltland returns ahead of schedule

10 March 2009

• Brae man denies murdering daughter

• Cars damaged as ferry rolls again

• Flea apology for Mickey Mouse remarks

• Fined for carrying knife

• Local industry takes over gut factory

• Sport reports:
  Netball: Outstanding team spirit
  Volleyball: DITT fail to dazzle JBT
  Hockey: 100 per cent all round

9 March 2009

• Police weekend report

7 March 2009

• Man held on heroin charge

6 March 2009

• Sea lice shut down Aith salmon farm

• “I bounced off a bulkhead…”

• SIC demands better communications

• NCDC to become hub for advice

• In brief – 6 March 2009

• Volleyball: DITT join first division

5 March 2009

• Ambulance slow to get to crash

• Two reported for heroin possession

• Fair Isle gets back to full power

• Winds caused brief power cut

• Six-a-side: Tight race for title

4 March 2009

• Two injured when ferry rolled

• Windfarm roadshow to get under way

• Closing schools to get harder

• In brief – 4 March 2009

3 March 2009

• Airport protest causes disruption

• Cod plan “worse than imagined”

• Isles lobby Holyrood over tourism

• In brief - 3 March 2009

• Sport reports:
  Volleyball: JBT finally find their form
  Netball: Nail-biting Loungers win
  Netball: Loungers keep their nerve

2 March 2009

• Woman airlifted to hospital

• Funds for fishing and aquaculture