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Shetland has been named as one of the best tourist destinations in Europe by the travel guide publisher Lonely Planet. In a top 10 'Best in Europe' list published today Shetland was named as the sixth best tourist destination across the continent and was the only UK destination to be included. ... Read more...
The Shetland Island Games Association have announced the 87-strong team that will represent Shetland at this year’s NatWest Island Games in Gibraltar. Competitors and officials will travel across representing nine different sports – athletics, badminton, cycling, sailing, shooting, squash, sw... Read more...
An ambitious year-long project from a keen 12-year-old fiddler will come to an end this weekend. Lerwick girl Amber Thomson has been uploading a new video to YouTube every weekend for the past 51 weeks and is set to post her final effort on Sunday. Her videos have amassed over 10,000 views to ... Read more...
A two-day college strike will take place this week as lecturers step up their pay dispute. Staff at the Shetland College will form a picket line outside the Gremista premises on Wednesday and Thursday (15th and 16th of May) after a revised pay offer was rejected by the EIS-FELA union. A planne... Read more...
A new skip for marine litter was welcomed at Mair's Pier on Monday as Kimo refreshed their 'Fishing for Litter' scheme following growing awareness of plastic pollution. The project is designed to allow fisherman to collect the plastic and other debris that gathers in their nets and to unload it o... Read more...
The Lerwick Harbour has seen an encouraging start to 2019, say the Lerwick Port Authority. A report released this week shows a marked increase in traffic during the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same period last year. Vessel arrivals into the harbour between January and March were up... Read more...
Two Shetlanders have raised around £11,500 for Alzheimer Scotland after completing Sunday's London Marathon. Alison Moar and Stephanie Bain decided to take on the marathon to raise money and awareness for the charity after both lost family members to the degenerative disease. They described t... Read more...
A Shetland Times journalist has beaten competition from around the country to win the Society of Editors' award. Andrew McQuarrie has been awarded the prize for his performance in his national qualification of journalism news interview exam. NCTJ chief executive Joanne Butcher congratulated M... Read more...
Shetland Arts has announced that it will be opening a new shop in Sumburgh Airport. In a press release, the organisation said the outlet would be "selling locally made crafts" while also acting "as a box office for events" organised by the agency. In partnership with Highlands and Islands Airp... Read more...
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) has submitted a third application to Ofgem for a subsea cable as it bids to take control of Shetland's energy needs. The new proposal comes on the back of Ofgem provisionally approving the long-awaited 600MW transmission link from Shetland to the... Read more...