Chris Cope
Writer and Local Democracy Reporter at Shetland News
Shetland News writer/Local Democracy Reporter for Shetland. Also do some words for Prog magazine. If ever I have any views, they are entirely my own...
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
A LOCAL man has been honoured for his long service as a special police constable in Shetland. James Spence was given a special bar and rosette which marks the completion of 19 years of service. The 68-year-old, from Lerwick, was meant to be awarded it earlier this year in Inverness, but the flight south was affected by the weather. However Shetland area commander chief inspector Chris Sewell was on hand to do the honours at the Lerwick Police Station earlier this morning (Friday).
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
SHETLAND’s two parliamentarians have welcomed news that four possible subsea tunnels have been recommended for further consideration in a significant new report on inter-island connectivity. MP Alistair Carmichael and MSP Beatrice Wishart said they will look to maintain the momentum in the campaign for fixed links.
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1 week ago |
rideapart.com | Chris Cope
Five suggestions on how to make American motorcycling great again Every other week or so, I spot yet another article lamenting that motorcycling is doomed. Fewer people are riding. Riders are getting older. The self-driving cars are taking away our precious bodily fluids. The Millennials are doing nothing to stop it. And so on and so on. SIMPLIFIED: How to Save Motorcycling in Five Easy Steps Increasingly, I view these articles with skepticism.
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
AN ENGINE fire led to a Sumburgh to Glasgow Loganair flight having to divert to Aberdeen last year, an investigation into the incident has confirmed. The Loganair ATR 42-500 aircraft suffered a failure of one of its engines while cruising near Aberdeen after taking off from Sumburgh on 23 July, with a subsequent fire taking place inside its cowlings due to a leak from the fuel return line.
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
MORE than 1,600 trees could be planted as part of biodiversity enhancement measures relating to the proposed expansion of the Dales Voe base in Lerwick. According to planning documents, Lerwick Port Authority (LPA) was unable to identify suitable peatland restoration in the surrounding area – leading to the idea of tree planting instead. Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT) has identified areas along the Kebister Burn – near to the Dales Voe base – as suitable for tree planting.
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