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Unite the union is warning that Scotland’s seas could be left wide open to illegal fishing, after members at Marine Scotland voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over fair pay. Marine Scotland operates marine protection vessels and research ships to protect the seas and fisheries aro... Read more...
The North Sea herring fishery undertaken by Shetland vessels has been recertified by the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) eco label scheme, that is intended to indicate to consumers they are buying fish from sustainable sources. The fishery is operated by vessels belonging to the Scottish Pelag... Read more...
The council has given a lukewarm response to moves to establish a new caravan and campsite at North Lochside. Shetland Caravan Club is backing the site originally on a list of alternative sites to the nearby Clickimin one which was closed to allow construction of the new Anderson High School. The ... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council has paid £264,834.50 in rent for its North Ness headquarters since evacuating the building on 20th September because of structural problems. The figure, disclosed by the council under a freedom of information request from this paper, covers the council’s rent to Shetla... Read more...
Social housing in Shetland has received a boost of £1.3 million thanks to Scottish Government investment in charitable bonds. The money will go towards new homes to rent. Issued by social investment charity Allia as part of its More Homes Scotland approach, the bonds provide loans to housing assoc... Read more...
A total of 12 ex-councillors will be among 32 candidates, including 10 women, standing in the May election for Shetland Islands Council. (more…) Read more...
Two new Shetland representatives for the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) have been elected. Charlie Haddon and Sonny Thomason were today confirmed as the two successful local candidates in the SYP elections, which saw five young people standing to represent Shetland for the period June 2017 to Ju... Read more...
Students at the University of the West of Scotland have been conducting interactive interviews speaking to Shetlanders living on the mainland for a project in conjunction with The Shetland Times. The first video interview is a conversation with Unst woman Megan Burns on what she misses about home... Read more...
A media academic has been in Shetland this week undertaking a project in conjunction with this news organisation that aims to engage with school children and the diaspora of young Shetlanders to find how they use and what they require from the media. Senior lecturer at the University of the West ... Read more...
The chief constable of Scotland, Phil Gormley, made a "much delayed" visit to Shetland today to focus on issues of "localism and diversity". It is part of the development of the national police force's Policing 2026 strategy and an "opportune moment to get out and visit one of the most remote pol... Read more...