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Security guards working to keep NorthLink ferry passengers and staff safe at Lerwick terminal are reported to have been saved from redundancy after emergency talks. Maritime Protection Solutions' (MPS) eight members of Shetland staff received their notice of possible redundancy on Friday after Se... Read more...
Shetland's tourism economy grew by £12.6 million between 2017-19 - with more than half of visitors giving their trip a "perfect' rating. VisitScotland has this week released the findings of the 2019 Shetland Islands Visitor Survey, which found the number of arrivals also grew by more than nine p... Read more...
Fraudsters have been calling households claiming to be from their bank and warning them to transfer money to a "safe account". Highlands and Islands Police said it had received three reports of the fraudulent calls in the last 24 hours. The fraudsters tell their intended victim that their acco... Read more...
Packages of suspected drugs have been seized in the postal system bound for Shetland, police have said. The Dogs Against Drugs charity seized the packages – suspected of containing cannabis and illegal Valium tablets – on Monday. The seizures happened despite the restriction on travel and... Read more...
The UK government's push to resume physical proceedings in Westminster risks "marginalising" outlying communities, Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has warned. Mr Carmichael has written to the Scottish secretary Alister Jack, urging him to support the continuation of remote working proc... Read more...
Today (Wednesday) marks an entire month since Shetland's last official case of Covid-19 was reported. Since 20th April, Shetland's official total has remained unchanged at 54. Although there are likely to have been unreported cases in the month that has since past, it seems Shetland has overco... Read more...
Shetland politicians and business leaders are ramping up pressure on governments to provide better support for the struggling tourism industry during the Covid-19 crisis – and beyond. MSP Beatrice Wishart has added her voice to the growing chorus of calls pushing for the UK and Scottish governm... Read more...
A telephone exchange fault wiped out communications for parts of Shetland earlier today - including the SIC. The council's telephones and websites were out of actions for a short while from around 1.15pm until 2pm. The SIC said it appeared to be due to a problem at BT's exchange in Lerwick. ... Read more...
Scotland’s first chief scientific officer has said a trial to ease lockdown in Shetland “would be worth considering” – but must be handled carefully. Professor Dame Anne Glover made her comments in response to questions raised on a Northern Isles edition of Debate Night on Wednesday. ... Read more...
Coastguard officers have been engaged in search and rescue training over the past two days. The Coastguard operations centre in Lerwick confirmed this morning (Tuesday) that its Sumburgh based helicopter had been engaged in operations around Eshaness. The comments followed reports from a membe... Read more...