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A young man who punched one of his victims to the ground and permanently disfigured another with a glass bottle at a Lerwick nightclub has been ordered to pay them £1,000 worth of compensation. Lewis John Wallace Fraser, of Nederdale, Lerwick, will have to pay the victim he punched to the floor ... Read more...
Smashing a newsagent's window landed one man a £200 fine at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Thomas Currie, of Stennestwatt, pleaded guilty to causing the damage to JJ Taylor's newsagents on Commercial Road earlier this year. The 27-year-old committed the offence on June 1st, with procurat... Read more...
The first cases of seasonal diarrhoea and vomiting have been reported to NHS Shetland. (more…) Read more...
A humpback whale has been spotted breaching in a spectacular way right here in Shetland. This impressive sight was photographed off the north shore of Fetlar by Brydon Thomason, owner and guide at Shetland Nature, and posted to his Facebook page. It has since been liked and shared by hundreds ... Read more...
A driver's dashcam footage has captured the moment a council gritter fell foul of treacherous icy conditions. The incident took place in the North Mainland on Monday night when a gritter spun 180 degrees before coming to a stop on the verge. The footage has been shared almost 300 times on ... Read more...
The air traffic controllers pay dispute has moved a step closer to resolution, with a work to rule due to end at close of play on Tuesday. It follows talks between Prospect and the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) aimed at ending a dispute which has rumbled on for most of the year. ... Read more...
The school in Foula will be getting a new head teacher by the end of this year, with a long-running struggle to find someone to fill the rural post finally coming to an end. Members of the education and families committee heard on Monday that a number of staff vacancies were being recruited to. ... Read more...
The Shetland Ladies hockey team defeated Dunfermline Carnegie on Sunday to reach the last eight of the Scottish District Cup. In the match, played at the Aberdeen Sports Village, Shetland led 5-1 at half-time which proved to be the final score. Goals were scored by Kristan Robertson, Emma Mich... Read more...
Two vehicles were involved in a collision on Saturday morning near the south Black Gaet junction at Gulberwick. Police said they were called out around 9.25am to go to the scene. The road was closed for about two hours but no-one in either vehicle had sustained any injuries. Read more...
The fishing boat which ran aground north of Lerwick Harbour in the early hours of Saturday was successfully pulled off later in the day. The Inverness-registered Rosebloom (INS 353) got stuck on the "Soldian", a rock which the current Lerwick lifeboat's predecessor was named after. The lif... Read more...