MSPs seek assurances that two freight ships will be retained by Serco
Fears are mounting that Shetland’s freight service to the mainland may be cut to one ship by the preferred bidder for the lifeline ferry, Serco.
READ FULL STORYFears are mounting that Shetland’s freight service to the mainland may be cut to one ship by the preferred bidder for the lifeline ferry, Serco.
READ FULL STORYShetland is to receive more than £4 million from the Scottish government to increase the number of affordable houses in the isles.
READ FULL STORYA former Sandwick resident was savaged by two raging cheetahs on a dream holiday in South Africa recently.
READ FULL STORYLast Thursday night saw a bit of a departure for Shetland Folk Festival: some extra cash from Creative Scotland enabled the committee to bring hotly-tipped
READ FULL STORYRenewable energy projects in the islands such as the Viking Energy windfarm will have to pay higher transmission charges than those based on the mainland,
READ FULL STORYThe tutors at the Fiddle Frenzy event in August will include sisters Jenna and Bethany Reid, alongside Angela Fraser, Pauleen Wiseman, Lois Nicol, Cathy Geldard,
READ FULL STORYLoganair is introducing an extra flight between Sumburgh and Aberdeen on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays in anticipation of a busy summer season.
READ FULL STORYShetland knitters young and old are being asked to contribute to an attempt to beat the world record for the largest hand-knitted blanket.
READ FULL STORYAs I write this the sun is blazing through the sitting room window. Drought, what drought? There has been little or no cause for complaining
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