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Thug who stabbed estranged wife’s new partner is jailed

11 November 2025
Thug who stabbed estranged wife’s new partner is jailed

Thug who stabbed estranged wife’s new partner is jailed

11 November 2025

A convicted thug who brutally stabbed his estranged wife's new partner has been jailed for six and a half years.


Writer reflects on family link to Great War effort

11 November 2025
Writer reflects on family link to Great War effort

Writer reflects on family link to Great War effort

11 November 2025

Soldiers from the isles who served in the trenches


Recent influx of rare vagrants are high up the ‘cute’ list with their fluffy plumage, long tails and dark eyes

09 November 2025
Recent influx of rare vagrants are high up the ‘cute’ list with their fluffy plumage, long tails and dark eyes

Recent influx of rare vagrants are high up the ‘cute’ list with their fluffy plumage, long tails and dark eyes

09 November 2025

Nature writer Joyce J M Garden takes a look at recent arrivals including long-tailed tits, oriental turtle doves and Hume’s warbler.


LETTER: ‘You’ve misrepresented an entire culture’ - Open letter calls for TV show to apologise for its “blatant disregard” of Fair Isle knitting

09 November 2025
LETTER: ‘You’ve misrepresented an entire culture’ - Open letter calls for TV show to apologise for its “blatant disregard” of Fair Isle knitting

LETTER: ‘You’ve misrepresented an entire culture’ - Open letter calls for TV show to apologise for its “blatant disregard” of Fair Isle knitting

09 November 2025

Shetland Stitch Club’s Helen Barwick has asked Channel 4 to apologise for “misrepresenting an entire culture” in Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter


LETTER: Election candidate’s tunnel claim fails to recognise the work of others - and the hardest part is still to come

09 November 2025
LETTER: Election candidate’s tunnel claim fails to recognise the work of others - and the hardest part is still to come

LETTER: Election candidate’s tunnel claim fails to recognise the work of others - and the hardest part is still to come

09 November 2025

Fiona Morton Cluness was not impressed with the Liberal Democrats’ election leaflet and its claims about candidate Emma Macdonald’s work on tunnels.


STRAIGHT TALKING: The importance of remembrance amid the growing polarisation of British politics

09 November 2025
STRAIGHT TALKING: The importance of remembrance amid the growing polarisation of British politics

STRAIGHT TALKING: The importance of remembrance amid the growing polarisation of British politics

09 November 2025

Laurie Goodland reflects upon the importance of remembrance, the Shetlanders who died and how decisions taken today make the communities of tomorrow.


‘Hell let loose’ - Shetlander reflects on the ‘extremely heavy shelling’ on the Western Front

09 November 2025
‘Hell let loose’ - Shetlander reflects on the ‘extremely heavy shelling’ on the Western Front

‘Hell let loose’ - Shetlander reflects on the ‘extremely heavy shelling’ on the Western Front

09 November 2025

Shetland military history researcher Jon Sandison takes a look back at World War One for Remembrance Sunday.


LETTER: “The Lamentations of the Disconnected’ - a musing on the great communications blackout

08 November 2025
LETTER: “The Lamentations of the Disconnected’ - a musing on the great communications blackout

LETTER: “The Lamentations of the Disconnected’ - a musing on the great communications blackout

08 November 2025

Karl Ward from Cunningsburgh shares his thoughts on how Shetlanders were forced to “wander the wilderness” after being cut off from the internet.


LETTER: Does there need to be a fatality before something is done about appalling road surfaces?

08 November 2025
LETTER: Does there need to be a fatality before something is done about appalling road surfaces?

LETTER: Does there need to be a fatality before something is done about appalling road surfaces?

08 November 2025

Natasha Dean’s letter warns “botched” road resurfacing along the A970 could see a serious accident or death - and asks who is inspecting the work?


TIMES PAST: Council considers sale of Sullom Voe; fire at Safeway store; explosion at gas depot; prison for taxi fare dodger

08 November 2025
TIMES PAST: Council considers sale of Sullom Voe; fire at Safeway store; explosion at gas depot; prison for taxi fare dodger

TIMES PAST: Council considers sale of Sullom Voe; fire at Safeway store; explosion at gas depot; prison for taxi fare dodger

08 November 2025

This week’s look back includes the 1975 RNLI ball, a man jailed for taxi fare dodge and claims fisheries protection vessels turned “a blind eye”.


LETTER: Travelling in NorthLink pods was a ‘horrible experience’ - freezing cold, a labyrinth of bodies, and not enough information

08 November 2025
LETTER: Travelling in NorthLink pods was a ‘horrible experience’ - freezing cold, a labyrinth of bodies, and not enough information

LETTER: Travelling in NorthLink pods was a ‘horrible experience’ - freezing cold, a labyrinth of bodies, and not enough information

08 November 2025

Kathy Greaves from Scatness gives her thoughts on a recent journey in NorthLink Ferries’ pods.


Firefighter steps down after 43 years in service

07 November 2025
Firefighter steps down after 43 years in service

Firefighter steps down after 43 years in service

07 November 2025

Bob Hudson joined the fire brigade back in March 1983


Youth sports teams invited to apply for up to £1,000 in kit sponsorship

06 November 2025
Youth sports teams invited to apply for up to £1,000 in kit sponsorship

Youth sports teams invited to apply for up to £1,000 in kit sponsorship

06 November 2025

The Shetland Times is today giving back to the community as a thanks for the fantastic support we have received from our loyal readers.


Man dies following road accident in Brae

05 November 2025
Man dies following road accident in Brae

Man dies following road accident in Brae

05 November 2025

Police have confirmed a man has died following an accident in Brae.


NHS warns of sickness and diarrhoea cases

04 November 2025
NHS warns of sickness and diarrhoea cases

NHS warns of sickness and diarrhoea cases

04 November 2025

Advice has been issued after a number of sickness cases were reported


Planned multi-agency exercise to be held at Tingwall Airport

04 November 2025
Planned multi-agency exercise to be held at Tingwall Airport

Planned multi-agency exercise to be held at Tingwall Airport

04 November 2025

A planned multi-agency exercise is set to be held at Tingwall Airport.


MSP demands parliamentary statement over airline collapse

03 November 2025
MSP demands parliamentary statement over airline collapse

MSP demands parliamentary statement over airline collapse

03 November 2025

Beatrice Wishart says questions about the airline’s failure must be answered


NATURE: Kingfisher’s head and beak inspired designs for Japanese bullet trains

02 November 2025
NATURE: Kingfisher’s head and beak inspired designs for Japanese bullet trains

NATURE: Kingfisher’s head and beak inspired designs for Japanese bullet trains

02 November 2025

In this week’s nature column, Joyce JM Garden takes a look at the iconic kingfisher, black-faced bunting and bean geese, among others.


Honey monsters happy after exceptional summer spells most successful year yet for local delicacy

02 November 2025
Honey monsters happy after exceptional summer spells most successful year yet for local delicacy

Honey monsters happy after exceptional summer spells most successful year yet for local delicacy

02 November 2025

Stephen Gordon talks to Angus Nicol. of Frakkafield ,about what it takes to be a beekeeper in Shetland.


TIMES PAST: Fire at Sullom Voe Terminal ; Shetland’s first traffic lights; repair carried out to cable broken between Shetland and Orkney.

02 November 2025
TIMES PAST: Fire at Sullom Voe Terminal ; Shetland’s first traffic lights; repair carried out to cable broken between Shetland and Orkney.

TIMES PAST: Fire at Sullom Voe Terminal ; Shetland’s first traffic lights; repair carried out to cable broken between Shetland and Orkney.

02 November 2025

This week’s Times Past again includes some uncanny similarities to current news - including a century old story about a subsea cable repair.


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