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An airline has apologised to passengers after their flight was aborted due to a collision with a bird.The bird strike occurred shortly after Loganair flight LM438 took off from Sumburgh Airport en route to Glasgow on Friday evening.The plane was forced to return to the tarmac and its 40 ... Read more...
Dales Voe was at the centre of a decommissioning row after the decision to house an ultra deepwater base there was described by an industry figure as a waste of taxpayer's money.Chief executive of Tayside-based Dundeecom, Calum Falconer, insisted the decision to develop the base at the Lerwick p... Read more...
An isles farmer has triumphed in the 2018 British Farming Awards.Aimee Budge, from Bigton Farm, was named agricultural student of the year at an award ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday night.The 21-year-old, who runs Shetland's monitor farm with her older sister Kirsty, completed her BA in ... Read more...
The number of Church of Scotland buildings will be cut by two thirds, following a meeting of the Shetland Presbytery on Saturday.Around 20 churches will be closed as the Kirk faces up to a stark picture of falling attendance, reduced income and an acute shortage of ordained ministers.At Satu... Read more...
A 24-year-old man accused of assaulting three women and stealing a vehicle has had his case continued after he appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court.Ruaridh Kavanagh, of the town's Ladies Drive, made no plea when he appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Monday.Kavanagh is accused of ... Read more...
An isles beach is one of 30 from across the UK and Ireland to be chosen as part of a project aimed at marking Armistice Day.St Ninian's Isle beach has been selected as one of six locations in Scotland taking part in film director Danny Boyle's commission for 14-18 NOW, Pages of the Sea.The c... Read more...
Whalsay's latest pelagic vessel, the new Research (LK 62) made her first appearance in Lerwick on Saturday, after her home islanders got a first look at Symbister the previous day.The 80-metre long boat made the trip across from Norway's Vard Langsten shipyard in similar poor weather to that... Read more...
Fair Isle's new energy system is officially unveiled today, with islands minister Paul Wheelhouse expected to give his full backing to the new technology which offers the island 24-hour electricity for the first time. (more…) Read more...
Another record-breaking cruise season at Lerwick Harbour closed this week – as it was announced that Cunard's Queen Victoria is scheduled to call next July.This year saw 91 vessels and an increase of around 78 per cent on 2017. A total of 90,336 passengers welcomed at the port since mid-Ma... Read more...
An isles scholar has claimed a major accolade after being named Higher Education Student of the Year by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).Shetland College student Rhea Kay, from Whalsay, recently completed a BA (Hons) in contemporary textiles.The 23 year-old was nominated fo... Read more...