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John Johnston

John Johnston

Reporter at BBC Radio Shetland

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  • English
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  • Regional News
  • Scotland

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Recent Articles

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Shetland space port founder diagnosed with terminal cancer

Frank Strang says he is determined to see his vision through to its first rocket launch later this year.
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Shetland star Ashley Jensen 'blown away' by islands

The Scottish actress says she was dumbfounded by the landscape on the islands when she arrived.
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Up Helly Aa: Women and girls join Lerwick fire festival squads

Gender restrictions have been lifted for the return of Lerwick's famous Up Helly Aa fire festival.
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Fair Isle: What £27m levelling up grant means for islanders

Islanders say funding for a new ferry has "saved" the remote community between Shetland and Orkney.
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Council plea after Shetland's energy bills double

Shetland’s council leader pleads for the chancellor’s help for the islands where energy bills could hit over £10,000.
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Hundreds of seabirds being lost to avian flu in Shetland

About 1,000 dead gannets have been recorded in Shetland, with fears of a "super spreader event".
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War in Ukraine: Mum and son fled for life in Shetland

Tatyana Safronova and 14-year-old Serhii are adapting to island life after fleeing the war.
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Scotland's most remote school seeks new headteacher

The current head of the school on Fair Isle, which has just three pupils, is stepping down after 35 years.
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'Space race' hots up with first Shetland rocket launch

Shetland - one proposed location to launch commercial satellites into space - has its first test rocket launch.
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Coronavirus: Call for islands to test, trace, isolate

One expert believes island communities like Shetland could move rapidly to a test, trace and isolate approach.
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The glory of 24-hour power finally reaches Fair Isle

For the first time in its history, Fair Isle will have a reliable electricity supply 24 hours a day.
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Final chapter for Shetland series of books

Bestselling crime author Ann Cleeves releases her last book in the Shetland series.
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Ann Cleeves novel Red Bones filmed on Shetland

Scandinavian TV crime dramas The Killing and The Bridge are about to have a rival set in Shetland.
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Black fish scam: Law breaking on an industrial scale

BBC Scotland reporter John Johnston looks at how a £63m black fish scam, the biggest ever in the UK, operated in Shetland.