Only five schools closed in Shetland on Friday due to the bad weather: Aith, Happyhansel, Sandness, Skeld and Mid Yell.

A type of smoked salmon developed by a Shetland firm has won a coveted Q award at the annual Quality Food Awards held in London.

Quarff card delivery We know, of course, that Father Christmas has his elves to help him out at this busy time of year, but in Quarff he can also rely on some young human helpers.

The Scottish government was the bearer of bad news for the SIC on Thursday when it announced that its revenue support grant will be £1.1 million less than what the local authority was planning for.

The council may decide to hold a new round of public consultation over Viking Energy’s proposed windfarm in the new year, it has emerged.

Reigning league champions Delting cruised to a 3-0 victory in the final of the Fraser Cup against Celtic on Saturday afternoon, with two goals in the early stages effectively killing the game off.

A Merv Jamieson header from a corner and a Leighton Flaws effort after he had surged forward from midfield set the Brae…

A fault in a subsea cable was behind the loss of power to over 1,100 homes in the North Isles on Tuesday morning.

A cost consultancy firm has been appointed by the SIC as its independent review into the respective merits of the Knab and Clickimin sites for a new Anderson High School gathers pace.

A man who committed several thefts recently appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Tuesday and was sent back to the cells.

It was a special day in the South Mainland on Friday with its first-ever Up-Helly-A’ festival proving a roaring success.

WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SHETLAND

Friday, 12 March 2010 at 10:42

HEADLINES

TODAY: SCATTERED SHOWERS, COOL NW’LY WIND
TONIGHT: LITTLE CHANGE
TOMORROW: SCATTERED SHOWERS, BREEZY
DAYS 2-5: SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS, LIGHTER WINDS
DAYS 6-10: RAIN OR SHOWERS

Firms in Shetland are facing huge rate rises – some by as much as two-thirds – under the Scottish government’s revaluation of business property which will come into force at the beginning of next month.