A “menace” who allegedly breached his bail by struggling with police after being found drunk in a bar narrowly avoided being held in prison over Christmas and New Year.

Isles MSP Tavish Scott is again asking the Scottish government to rethink its decision to leave Shetland with just one ferry during an extended dry dock period for the NorthLink ships next year.

Shetland could invest up to £7 million in three large wind turbines planned for Gremista by Scottish and Southern Energy.

With the high winds that hit Shetland overnight due to persist, NorthLink has decided to cancel north and southbound ferry sailings for the second time in 24 hours today.

I don’t know. I have looked at the various websites and other internet resources which describe the Scottish Futures Trust, and am none the wiser.

As the chancellor in a Tory-led government ushering in colossal spending cutbacks, George Osborne has swiftly become one of the most unpopular men in British politics.

Shetland Islands Council is to see its block grant from the Scottish government fall by around £1 million annually for the next three years.

Shetlanders’ love of a good tattie is helping fund a British sportsman’s bid for medal glory at next year’s London Olympics.

Councillors have agreed to sell two SIC properties in St Olaf Street as the first step in what could become a comprehensive firesale to provide a much-needed boost to the local authority’s coffers.

A private company which hoped to build a multi-million pound data centre in Shetland has gone back to the drawing board, but says it is still keen on doing business in the isles.