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John Johnston

@JJShetland

BBC Reporter in Shetland. Loves food, walking and living in Shetland.

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Joined August 2012
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Fair Isle: What £27m levelling up grant means for islanders - ⁦@JJShetland⁩ reports ⁦@bbcshetland⁩ ⁦@BBCScotlandNews⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n…
Fair Isle: What £27m levelling up grant means for islanders

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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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 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n…
War in Ukraine: Mum and son fled for life in Shetland

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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Aengus Cox@AengusCox20 Mar 2022
We'll be speaking with @jm_stout on @thisweekrte today after 1.20pm about what's happening in Romania.
Jen Stout (@jm_stout) profile pictureJen Stout@jm_stout20 Mar 2022
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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The Nine@BBCScotNine15 Feb 2022
"For many, many generations, Shetlanders have been taught and told that the way they speak is wrong" Shaetlan-speaking #Wordle fans rejoice! Shetland dialect group, I Hear Dee, have developed their own version of the app in the islands' vernacular - named 'Wirdle'. #TheNine

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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 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n…
Scotland's most remote school seeks new headteacher

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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Modular building fire risks 'need more investigation' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n… @jm_stout reports @bbcshetland
Modular building fire risks 'need more investigation'

Modular building fire risks 'need more investigation'

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. careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs…
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Scotland's first electric-powered aircraft begins Orkney test flights - ⁦@KKeaneBBC⁩ reports ⁦@BBCScotlandNews⁩ ⁦@bbcorkney⁩ bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-nor…
Scotland's first electric-powered aircraft begins Orkney test flights

Scotland's first electric-powered aircraft begins Orkney test flights

It is hoped the hybrid aircraft could pave the way for inter-island and short-haul flights with greener technologies.

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Jen Stout@jm_stout27 Jul 2021
"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: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n…
Shetland fires 'should act as warning to modular building industry'

Shetland fires 'should act as warning to modular building industry'

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 returned as Shetland MSP
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The SNP's Tom Wills arrives at count centre in Lerwick #SP21 #BBCElections
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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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Gary Robertson@BBCGaryR3 May 2021
Just three days until polling day in the Holyrood election. We continue to hear from voters across the country on what matters to them in this election. This morning we hear from voters in Unst, Scotland's most northerly island. #bbcgms 0710
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Shetland Islands Council says that roads in Unst will be closed tonight from 5pm Snow and high winds mean that roads keep blocking, causing dangerous driving conditions in the isle. The last ferry in to Unst from Yell today will be the 1550 from Gutcher (Photo: Janice Priest)
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A boat has been captured in beautiful drone footage creating a channel through the ice for another vessel at Voe in Shetland

Drone footage follows Shetland 'ice breaker'

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Shetland space launch plans submitted - BBC News ⁦@Shetland_Space⁩ ⁦@bbcshetland⁩ ⁦@ShetIslandsCll⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-n…
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