John Johnston
@JJShetland
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BBC Reporter in Shetland. Loves food, walking and living in Shetland.
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Joined August 2012
Fair Isle: What £27m levelling up grant means for islanders - @JJShetland reports @bbcshetland @BBCScotlandNews
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Islanders say funding for a new ferry has "saved" the remote community between Shetland and Orkney.
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War in Ukraine: Mum who had to flee conflict with son speaks of adapting to their new life in Shetland @JJShetland reports @bbcshetland @BBCScotlandNews @BBCRadioScot 🇺🇦 🏴 #Ukraine
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Tatyana Safronova and 14-year-old Serhii are adapting to island life after fleeing the war.
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We'll be speaking with @jm_stout on @thisweekrte today after 1.20pm about what's happening in Romania.
Ukrainian refugees reach Romania on the ferry across the Danube. Note the little toys waiting for kids - a wee girl gets one at the end of the clip.
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Hollywood-style star for TV drama Shetland removed https://t.co/rqYI0fY1jM via @BBCNews
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A plaque, unveiled outside a home in Lerwick just weeks ago, is moved after a complaint from the owner.
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A remote possibility: Island school with just three pupils seeks new head (who should like boats and small planes) @JJShetland reports from Fair Isle #Shetland @bbcshetland @BBCScotlandNews @BBCNews @ShetIslandsCll
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The current head of the school on Fair Isle, which has just three pupils, is stepping down after 35 years.
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Modular building fire risks 'need more investigation' https://t.co/k2uC1MQRjv
@jm_stout reports @bbcshetland
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A report into a Shetland hotel blaze asks for more information about factory-made rooms stacked on top of each other.
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*Please RT* This is an exciting opportunity to report on and produce programmes for our community station - and reflect life in Shetland to our wider BBC audience across the Radio, TV and digital services. https://t.co/L2MSO60vEF
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Scotland's first electric-powered aircraft begins Orkney test flights - @KKeaneBBC reports @BBCScotlandNews @bbcorkney
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It is hoped the hybrid aircraft could pave the way for inter-island and short-haul flights with greener technologies.
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"Were there firebreaks? Did the firebreaks work? Were they installed correctly? And if so, why did the fire seem to have leapt past them?" "These are the obvious questions." Full report, one year on from latest fire in Shetland: https://t.co/o9VaUwSjrW
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Two devastating fires involved buildings made from factory-built units brought up to islands by sea.
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Fire teams from Shetland are tackling a large underground blaze at the landfill site at Gremista on the outskirts of Lerwick. Smoke was seen by a fishing boat crew who raised the alarm. It’s described as a challenging operation. @bbcshetland @BBCScotlandNews (pic: @fire_scot)
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The Lib Dem took 5083 votes this time round
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Beatrice Wishart arrives at the Shetland count centre. She won the seat in the 2019 by-election for Lib Dems with 5659 votes #sp21 #BBCElections
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11,968 people cast their vote in Shetland. That's 66%, same as 2019 by-election, but over 100 more actual votes #sp21
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Lerwick Harbour welcomes the sail training vessel Statsraad Lehmkuhl from Norway.
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Last night's 17:30 southbound sailing from Shetland to Aberdeen got a "fouled propeller" as it approached its destination this morning. Couldn't dock due to poor weather so is going to Scrabster for 8PM and will be assessed by divers. Onward travel being arranged for passengers.
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