Emergency tug cover around the isles is to be extended until the end of March next year as the government tries to broker a permanent arrangement.

The costs of transmitting electricity through the proposed inter-connector cable from Shetland to the Scottish mainland would be cut under plans being considered by electricity regulator Ofgem.

Bill Manson is fooling no-one when he piously urges Shetland Charitable Trust reform to comply with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator’s legal demands.

Council workers are to get an extra day’s holiday next year to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee.

People in Shetland are furious about being charged “rip-off” delivery prices when they buy things online, according to new research from the Citizens Advice Bureau.

A new contractor is to be sought to complete the £2.5 million Walls Pier after Inverness-based Airport Civil Engineering (ACE) ran into problems and ceased work.

Shetland Islands Council is to be the last local authority in Scotland to join a public-private partnership venture called a hubco which helps get new schools and other large projects built.

Bryan Leask has been appointed as the next chief executive of Hjaltland Housing Assocation.

A man charged with committing various offences on Saturday had his case continued without plea when he appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court today.

The Scottish government did not consult on reforms to the student travel expenses regime, education secretary Mike Russell has admitted.