American pair arrive in Scalloway to earn place in Guinness Book of Records
History was made in Scalloway Harbour this week as American adventurers Ralph and Bob Brown set foot on British soil after crossing the Atlantic in
READ FULL STORYHistory was made in Scalloway Harbour this week as American adventurers Ralph and Bob Brown set foot on British soil after crossing the Atlantic in
READ FULL STORYIslanders may be able to get their broadband and telephone services through a new public sector-backed company called Shetland Telecom in a few years’ time.
READ FULL STORYThe commanding view from the skipper’s leather chair on the Serene’s vast bridge evokes fear and awe: how can Bobby Polson park his backside here
READ FULL STORYEducation chiefs removed Mid Yell Junior High School head teacher Mark Lawson from his post this week for “confidential” reasons, to the bewilderment of parents
READ FULL STORYShetland crofters and farmers are to get a purpose-built slaughterhouse at the Staney Hill and an improved livestock mart next door, paid for with 100
READ FULL STORYEmergency exercises are needed to help prevent tankers which drop anchor near the shoreline from drifting onto rocks and potentially spilling thousands of tonnes of
READ FULL STORYAmbivalance must end Councillors should be currently digesting the independent review, co-ordinated by consultant Andrew Laidler, to compare the two proposed sites for Lerwick’s new
READ FULL STORYJordan Morrison, 16, has become the latest young Shetland athlete to be selected to represent Scotland – he will be throwing the javelin in the
READ FULL STORYSaturday at Dale saw the highest turnout of the year for the very popular Hay & Co Buildbase Open when 92 golfers took part on
READ FULL STORYThe annual Viking Angling Festival went ahead this year in punishing weather for two days of the three-day event, but the hardy local and visiting
READ FULL STORYSix junior Mirror sailors recently travelled down to Pwllheli in Wales to compete in the UK Mirror Nationals over three days and the Mirror Worlds
READ FULL STORYFormer inter-county footballer Peter “Fraz” Fraser, one of Shetland’s most talented all-round sportsmen, died earlier this month aged 68.
READ FULL STORYChartered town planner Janet Askew, currently the head of the Department of Planning and Architecture at the University of the West of England in Bristol,
READ FULL STORYBlues festival at Sandwick Sandwick Social Club will be dancing the night away tomorrow, when The Offenders, an exciting young Edinburgh band, perform there as
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