RSSMixhttp://www.rssmix.com/This feed was created by mixing existing feeds from various sources.en-gb http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/09/hial-poised-to-decide-on-sumburgh-car-parking-chargesTue, 09 Feb 2010 11:00:25 -0500A decision on whether to introduce parking charges at Sumburgh Airport is due to be made by Highlands & Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) on Wednesday.94d5c30c815ca6585dc3eb4acb41f098 http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/09/new-additions-to-30th-shetland-folk-festival-line-upTue, 09 Feb 2010 10:22:24 -0500With less than 80 days to go until the 30th Shetland Folk Festival, the organisers have announced three additions to the line-up.2b6e433679caa4d4c609bfa6c682b870 http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/09/weather-outlook-for-shetlandTue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:29 -0500WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SHETLANDTuesday, 09 February 2010 at 09:55HEADLINESTODAY: MAINLY DRYTONIGHT: LITTLE CHANGE, LOCAL FROSTTOMORROW: LIGHT WINDS, SOME SHOWERSDAYS 2-5: A LITTLE SLEET, LIGHT WINDSDAYS 6-10: COLD, WINTRY SHOWERS087c960792c676b9b618e24a6a01343c http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/08/new-northlink-cargo-boat-arrives-in-lerwick-prior-to-naming-ceremonyMon, 08 Feb 2010 10:11:11 -0500Shetlanders got their first sight of the new NorthLink cargo boat on Monday when the Hildasay arrived in Lerwick.44ec1cc63434503d9b70e2a54ac1818c http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/08/four-weekend-incidents-dealt-with-by-police-in-lerwickMon, 08 Feb 2010 05:25:03 -0500Shetland police have reported a quiet weekend apart from four minor incidents.d631b03f9f0cce641fc12a8f34f94d2b http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/08/whole-engine-replaced-and-inquiries-continue-after-flybe-plane-forced-to-divert-to-wickMon, 08 Feb 2010 05:16:22 -0500Inquiries are continuing into an incident where a Flybe flight from Sumburgh to Inverness was diverted to Wick last Thursday.202750344100110954e08b2c00ebfbb8 http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/07/shetland-life-editorial-14Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:30:14 -0500It was reported last week that close to 200,000 worth of Class A drugs had been seized by police in Shetland during 2008/2009. This was primarily heroin.There are a number of ways we can think about this figure. For Shetland, it shows a continuing increase in heroin use, which is severely worrying. But for the police it will be seen as something of a success proof that current methods are having some impact.55410667d982d77e64a41e35b18ee96b http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/07/sounding-off-variorumsSun, 07 Feb 2010 03:29:36 -0500Davy Cooper argues that the visual arts should be better recognised in Shetland for their role in driving social and economic progress.Ive wandered the edges of the visual arts community in Shetland for many years. Ive been a journeyman illustrator, photographer and art instructor, in fact a jack of all trades and master of none. Ive never been a true artist and never desired to be, but I do have an appreciation of the visual arts and the role which they can and, I believe, should play in our society.db6ebfd8eb2b890c0d305767dbeee0fa http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/07/nelsons-column-3Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:28:23 -0500My wife and I have just returned from a month in Glasgow accompanied by our beautiful new wee baby, initiating the poor little thing into Shetland life with the full blown Northlink experience at the tender age of two weeks. Well its important to get them immune to horrific things while they are young.We chose to go all the way down there as my wifes due date was at the beginning of January right in the middle of the ferry cancelling season and with us living on Unst we were advised to bide in at the Gilbert Bain in Lerwick throughout the Christmas and New Year period. No disrespect to Lerwegians but we thought that a clinical hospital annex wouldnt be the cosiest place to relax with the mulled wine and advocat.6455fa939958066f7edfcb698a611c58 http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/02/07/crofting-a-difficult-seasonSun, 07 Feb 2010 03:27:36 -0500Marsali Taylor finds that this winters unusually cold weather has had a severe impact on the islands crofters and livestock.The snow was bonny, but it wasnt much fun for people with animals. Crofters had a lot of extra work over Christmas, and the effects will still be with them for a while to come.edeeb1ab639ff5c40f2773150ee35185 Reestit mutton on the menu Next Sunday theres a chance for folk to partake of some traditional Shetland fare when the Sullom hall invites everyone to a winter lunch.The event is based on the Sunday teas concept, but with a warming feed of tattie soup, reestit mutton and bannocks ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/01/16/north-mainland-notes-6550a4b627ad518f59420c6ad4fea7fc51 Urafirth bookworms During the October holidays the library at Urafirth Primary School benefited from a major overhaul.New head teacher Wilma Missenden explained: A group of lovely ladies came in and revamped the entire area. They were Kathleen Tait (Brae library), Morag Nicolson (children and young peoples library, Lerwick), Jane ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/11/14/north-mainland-notes-5709c877b917a3c1a3641ac2ab1259fa4a Successful pantomime at Ollaberry school Ollaberry School bairns in Primaries 1-7 performed their panto, Hansel and Gretel, last Tuesday to an appreciative audience at the Ollaberry Hall. The cast included six peerie trows, Len Hur (a hero), twins Hansel and Gretel, their sensible sister Freda, gorgeous Dame Betty their mother, ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/12/25/north-mainland-notes-6201db69cb01088a97298b19b0c7df59c6 Sisters launch community shopExcited, exhausted and emotional. This described how I was feeling last Thursday when the Hillswick Shop re-opened after the community buy-out in July this year. As project officer for the Northmavine Community Development Company (NCDC), Id played a small part in the valiant community effort ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/12/05/north-mainland-notes-600c81fee9f562d2d35a7fc00afc2f79b1 North Roe Carol and Nativity Service On the Sunday before Christmas, despite the snowy weather, a good-sized congregation gathered in the North Roe Methodist Kirk to join in the carol service and nativity play. This year the nativity featured Michael Mouse, a story about a peerie mouse, played ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/01/01/north-mainland-notes-632f9c11bfe4fb01a920b333ef4f1d0d34 Muckle Roe Bid in the New Year Muckle Roe Hall had a wonderful start to the New Year when sensational Shetland band, Fiddlers Bid, came first fittin on New Years day. For days prior to the gig, members of the hall committee questioned whether the event would go ahead because ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/01/09/north-mainland-notes-648d59a75589f55d6e45c37d7b49423959 Babushka helps Haiti After being postponed more than once due to the wintry weather of late, the North Roe School Concert took place on Friday night in the North Roe and Lochend hall.A good audience turnout was entertained by a lively performance of Babushka, who spends many sad and ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/01/29/north-mainland-notes-67d8a09e4cff2c6a07df0713b3d4072ed7 Parent council The Mossbank Primary School Parent Council would like to see as many parents as possible at an open evening on Wednesday at 7pm in order for folk to find more out about the new Curriculum for Excellence.Curriculum for Excellence aims to transform in education in Scotland by providing ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/11/21/north-mainland-notes-587f7191f728360914443a7c7e4c0b88a5 Stories of Papa Stour If there was ever a time when our secondary English class at Brae was a peerie bit bored of hearing about punctuation, nouns, verbs and sentence structure from our beloved teacher George ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2009/11/28/north-mainland-notes-59f62b40fb755192dcb69fc4388c04bf47 Listen to a Stage InvasionRecently I had a chance to catch up with Shetland-born singer/songwriter Terry Balfour. Terry now lives in Glasgow, but still enjoys visits back to Shetland to spend time with his parents, Alan and Wilma, who live outside Brae. For the past year, he has been busy ...http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/01/23/north-mainland-notes-66c7d249c0c97a14971a84f26328828d5a