Chris Cope
@chrismcope
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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...
Shetland, Scotland
Joined March 2009
The Up Helly Aa jarl squad was in fine voice earlier this morning as they walked through Lerwick ahead of a busy day - and night - ahead. Read more at https://t.co/DssMwxOQoe
#uphellyaa
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The Scalloway Fire Festival galley up in flames earlier tonight - read more at https://t.co/DssMwxOiyG
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Woman reunited with lost cat after 13 years https://t.co/kgueU3RzQn via @Shetnews
shetnews.co.uk
WHEN SUSAN Manson’s cat Mona ran away from home in Lerwick 13 years ago, she gave up hope of ever seeing her again. But the pair appear to have been reunited...
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Anyone in Shetland like Green Day? Pop punk covers band (the) 3310 will be performing their album American Idiot in full in September, tickets on sale now: https://t.co/kmTqpACM2o
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Shetland people! A night of pop punk and grunge covers in Scalloway on 18 May, online tickets are selling fast:
facebook.com
Music event in Scalloway, United Kingdom by (the) 3310 on Saturday, May 18 2024 with 112 people interested and 49 people going. 13 posts in the discussion.
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HTFP Jobs: @Shetnews is looking for a Reporter, based Shetland. Job closes 26-Jan
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HTFP Jobs: @Shetnews is looking for a Reporter, based Shetland. Job closes 26-Jan
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Councillors overturn planning refusal for solar panels on historic island church https://t.co/1kYlOgjFFE via @Shetnews @chrismcope
shetnews.co.uk
COUNCILLORS have reversed a decision by planning officers to refuse consent for solar panels on a historic church on the outlying Shetland island of Papa...
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Family to fundraise as a ‘thank you’ after newborn’s health scare https://t.co/BRZbZbaCFQ via @Shetnews @echcharity @RMHCUK
shetnews.co.uk
A SHETLAND couple whose lives turned upside down on Christmas Day last year when their newborn baby stopped breathing are fundraising for two Edinburgh-based...
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An ‘awful shame’ as century-old tree cut down by power company without owners’ permission https://t.co/2V6pLoRT16 via @Shetnews
shetnews.co.uk
A spokesperson for SSEN said it was an “incredibly rare” situation
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SIC’s ferry maintenance bill reached £5.4m last financial year https://t.co/KUYwHSQ1Lt via @Shetnews @chrismcope
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External funding to be explored for synthetic pitch in Lerwick https://t.co/Fi5MeSF4q6 via @Shetnews @chrismcope
shetnews.co.uk
FUNDING bids worth up to £850,000 will be submitted by Shetland Islands Council for an all-weather synthetic sports pitch in Lerwick that could accommodate...
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It was back to normality with a bump this week for Lerwick – and much of Shetland – after the final visiting Tall Ships left for final race leg to Norway, writes @chrismcope Story here: https://t.co/AneaSCtikg via @Shetnews @TallShipsRaces
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Ten years since Glusstonberry: ‘It really did bring folk together’ https://t.co/HYkwaOxjBh via @Shetnews
shetnews.co.uk
Some hailed it as the ‘best weekend ever’ – and the sun-kissed community-run festival will live long in the memory
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Councillors show support for ban on single-use vapes https://t.co/22xNJaO5lJ via @Shetnews @chrismcope
shetnews.co.uk
SHETLAND Islands Council has become the latest local authority to call for ban on the sale of single-use vapes in Scotland. It follows a motion brought to a...
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Single-use vape ban motion to go in front of Shetland councillors https://t.co/dxdq0sOaGS via @Shetnews @chrismcope
shetnews.co.uk
A MOTION is to be put forward at next week’s full Shetland Islands Council meeting calling on the Scottish Government to ban single-use vapes. The motion,...
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Tributes to ‘genius’ Shetland guitarist who worked with #KateBush
https://t.co/RkPeito3VC via @Shetnews @chrismcope @ShetlandArts
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The Northern Lights in Shetland tonight - taken in night mode, but still very visible with the eye, and dancing too...
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The wait is over: Lerwick’s Up Helly Aa is back https://t.co/i2EQgkLGGY via @Shetnews
shetnews.co.uk
Guizer jarl Neil Moncrieff is leading his squad of Vikings around town in what is an Up Helly Aa for the history books
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