Duncan and Catherine Hughson to meet fire bosses today (Monday) Bressay and Walls way down the improvement priority list ...

THE VICE chair of NHS Shetland has announced she will stand in the forthcoming Shetland North council by-election. Natasha ...

THE CLIMATE impact of digging up peat to build wind farms could be greater than thought, scientists are warning – raising questions over turbines in Shetland. Restoring damaged bogs is increasingly ...

COASTGUARD crew members laid a wreath in Bressay at the weekend honouring helicopter winchman Bill Deacon, who was lost during a rescue in the late 1990s. Deacon tragically died at sea on 19 November ...

PLANS to return the historic Park Hall to its former glory have been given the green light by Shetland Islands Council. Owner Beverley Powis is aiming to transform the derelict former laird’s house in ...

A MAN who admitted driving at “grossly excessive speeds” while twice the alcohol limit has escaped a jail sentence “by a hair’s breadth”. Daniel Johnson, 20, had been warned he could be imprisoned ...

ALMOST 500 people in Shetland are now receiving Universal Credit (UC), figures released by the department for work and pensions (DWP) show. Universal Credit is said to simplify the benefit system as ...

A NEW engine is being delivered to Lerwick Power Station to ensure security of supply until the 600MW interconnector between Shetland and the Scottish mainland is operational. Scottish and Southern ...

PROGRESS on Shetland’s first whisky distillery is said to be going well – with two 4,000 litre malt stills now installed. The Lerwick Distillery team’s aim is to first open the shop part of the ...

THE CONSTRUCTION of a new Cullivoe road is now expected to start in March 2025. An update provided to councillors also confirmed a planning application for the work was recently submitted. A new 6.8 ...

ISLES MP Alistair Carmichael has called for he termed “the modern gangsters of the sea” to be tackled more effectively by the ...

SHETLAND Islands Council failed to meet a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target in 2023/24. A report presented to ...