Be sure to make bonfire night a safe occasion, say fire and police services
The Highlands & Islands Fire Service has offered a range of tips on how to make Thursday’s Guy Fawkes bonfire night a safe occasion for
READ FULL STORYThe Highlands & Islands Fire Service has offered a range of tips on how to make Thursday’s Guy Fawkes bonfire night a safe occasion for
READ FULL STORYA new era for the waters around Shetland’s rugged coastline came a step closer on Thursday when the Marine Bill passed its first parliamentary stage.
READ FULL STORYWillie Shannon has welcomed the olive branch held out to him by the council after it was admitted that his job of assistant chief executive
READ FULL STORYShetland Islands Council’s political leader Sandy Cluness confirmed this week that he is to retire at the next council elections in spring 2012.
READ FULL STORYWork has finally begun on the new Mid Yell Junior High School following a symbolic turf-cutting ceremony on site on Thursday, just one year before
READ FULL STORYPostal workers in Lerwick are expected to go on strike again tomorrow after talks aimed at averting more industrial action failed.
READ FULL STORYA fishing boat is making slow progress back to Shetland after taking in water 40 miles north west of the isles. The Port of Ayr,
READ FULL STORYThe SIC could conceivably spend somewhere approaching £50 million in a single year on construction projects as part of a colossal injection of money into
READ FULL STORYA woman who had a miserable stay in the Red Cross hospital accommodation while in Aberdeen with her sick brother is calling for improvements.
READ FULL STORYShetland’s internationally renowned fiddler Chris Stout is set to make a welcome return to the isles next week when he and long term musical associate
READ FULL STORYFor the third year running The Shetland Times and Shetland Recreational Trust are teaming up to stage the Shetland Sports Awards, with a special ceremony
READ FULL STORYAn archive of Shetland’s moving images could soon be accessible across the isles with the creation of the Shetland Moving Image Project (SMIP).
READ FULL STORYShetland Women’s Football Club has come on leaps and bounds since being formed five years ago, but those who take part are looking for a
READ FULL STORYThe Shetland Works League Football Association held the Hanson Aggregate indoor tournament at the weekend.
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