Shetland Gymnastics is in talks with world champion gymnast Beth Tweddle to bring her back to the Isles for a return visit following her extremely successful year.

The winners of the Shetland Sports Awards will be announced at a ceremony on Friday night at Lerwick’s Clickimin Centre.

The final six contenders for this year’s Shetland Sports Awards, sponsored by The Shetland Times and Shetland Recreational Trust, represent a wide variety of pursuits.

The contenders in another two categories for this year’s Shetland Sports Awards sponsored by The Shetland Times and Shetland Recreational Trust are announced today.

The first of the nominations for this year’s Shetland Sports Awards sponsored by The Shetland Times and Shetland Recreational Trust can be announced today.

For the third year running The Shet­land Times and Shetland Recrea­tional Trust are teaming up to stage the Shetland Sports Awards, with a special ceremony and presentations in various categories.

When we first embarked on the Get Fit for the Future with SRT and The Shetland Times project, we had one focal point – change.
Magazines and infomercials make it seem effortless. Being fit and losing weight takes hard work and that often means changing different aspects of your life, like how you spend your time, how you schedule your day and how and what you eat. The seven day quick fix does not exist; the reality is everything needs to change.

Local man Dhanni Moar beat five other competitors to become Shetland’s Strongest Man and overall Northern Isles Strongest Man on Sunday, with the event sponsored by Shetland Transport and Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK Ltd.

Former inter-county footballer Peter “Fraz” Fraser, one of Shetland’s most talented all-round sportsmen, died earlier this month aged 68.

It’s time again to catch up with all the participants in the Shetland Times/Shetland Recreational Trust fit club. LOUISE THOMASON hears how they feel it is going and, perhaps more importantly, how their personal trainers think they are getting on.

Police have released a photograph of West Side man Oliver Tait, who has been missing in Shetland since the weekend.

A squeeze will be put on council grants for key industry sectors such as agriculture and tourism during the next financial year.

Lobbyless and Whalsay both recorded wins in the indoor hockey knockout competition for the Robertson Cup on Saturday, while New Rev also progressed to the semi-finals after Crusaders failed to field a team.