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lucky1 The Motor Neurone Disease Association Charity garden - which has had a huge input from a Yell father and son - has won a gold at the Chelsea Flower Show. Alan and Karl Smiles have put in the hours to build their part of the garden, which includes 20 tonnes of stone that was transported from Shetland to London. See photo on www.shetlandtimes.co.uk4 hours ago -

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STEVE she is concentrating of sitting...so maybe that egg is alright LUCKY1.....lets keep our fingers crossed!6 days ago -
STEVE i did take a peek at our puffin cam. i just didnt want to get attached to the mom and eggs like the last two years....looks like she thinks her egg is good!6 days ago -

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Shetland News
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Superfast or superslow?
22 May 2013, 8:41 amTHE SCOTTISH islands are set to continue to be the worst performing areas in the UK in relation to access to superfast broadband, according to an industry analyst. A study carried out by Point Topic suggests that by 2017 next generation access (NGA) ... -
Port authority confident as business booms
21 May 2013, 2:34 pmMULTI-million pound infrastructure investments are now starting to pay off, according to a hugely confident Lerwick Port Authority. -
Review: Masterly handling of watercolour
21 May 2013, 9:59 amFor those of you who are familiar with Peter Davis’ work this exhibition can be seen as a major development in his painting style. -
Eight new jobs as salmon replaces crab
20 May 2013, 6:57 pmEIGHT new jobs are set to be created in Yell after the local crab processing factory has been taken over by the Meridian Salmon Group. The company, which has a number of salmon growing sites in Yell and on neighbouring Unst, is in the process of ... -
Geese cull in the autumn
20 May 2013, 6:53 pmA COORDINATED cull of greylag geese is set to take place across Shetland, this autumn. However, up to 325 of the birds will already be taken out during this summer’s breeding season as 15 licenses to shoot geese have already been issued to farmers ...
Shetland Times
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Whalsay pupil’s elephant poster wins festival heat
22 May 2013, 8:43 amA pupil from Whalsay School has won the regional heat of a competition to design a poster for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Charlotte Hutchison, 12, is now in the running to be named overall winner. Her poster was chosen as the best in ... -
Airline investigates breakdown in communication over cancelled flights
21 May 2013, 4:21 pmFlybe and Serco have both been criticised over their customer care after fog in Sumburgh forced flights to be cancelled. Some flights which set off for Shetland landed in Orkney and went no further. Air passengers then endured an uncomfortable night on ... -
Port authority predicts an exciting year ahead
21 May 2013, 3:48 pmLerwick Harbour is set for another busy year thanks to the four main industry sectors operating at the port – oil and gas, ferries and freight, fishing, and marine tourism from cruise ships and yachts. According to its newly-published plan, the port ... -
Whitedale move to 13 points in Madrid Cup qualifying stages
21 May 2013, 1:31 pmWhitedale stretched their lead in the senior football’s Madrid Cup qualifying league table to five points by defeating Delting on Friday while all the other teams dropped at least one point. Delting bounced back to defeat Scalloway, Whalsay ... -
Garden featuring Yell stone wins gold at Chelsea
21 May 2013, 12:28 pmA garden which features walls built using stone from Yell has won a gold award at the Chelsea Flower Show. Stone from Yell features in the Motor Neurone Disease Association’s gold-winning garden. Burravoe dyker Alan Smiles transported 20 tonnes of ...
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