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A family firm has lost a legal challenge against a Scottish government plan for a £370 million subsidy for ferry links between the mainland and the Northern Isles. (more…) Read more...
A repeat offender has been sentenced to 10 months behind bars after police found him at night with a pair of secateurs and a Swiss army knife. Scott Anderson, 29, of whose address was given as Grampian Prison, was discovered to have been carrying the items shortly after midnight at Hoofields in L... Read more...
A woman has been sentenced to six months in prison after threatening to stab her former partner. (more…) Read more...
Youngsters from Brae High School have proved they've got what it takes to compete in the ever-challenging world of business. That's because senior pupils have shown their entrepreneurial spirit – and have been named winners in the Shetland Young Enterprise of the Year Award. The five-strong ... Read more...
The company behind the Mossy Hill Windfarm, which was approved by Shetland Islands Council last week, has issued an artist's impression which shows the turbines visible from Bressay. (more…) Read more...
Thousands of volunteers will take to the beaches, coastlines and roadsides this weekend to clear bruck as part of the 32nd Voar Redd Up. (more…) Read more...
A man has been fined £300 at Lerwick Sheriff Court after admitting supplying cannabis and cannabis resin. (more…) Read more...
A group of youngsters in the isles are enjoying the benefits of training with an American from a famous boxing family. Larry Fullmer is spending several months in Shetland as a Mormon missionary and has got involved with the local club based at Clickimin. Through his contacts in the US he ... Read more...
Elected members have backed a full business case behind a rebuild and extension of Toft Pier, at a cost of £2.9 million. Councillors provided their unanimous backing for the project when they met in the town hall on Wednesday. One million pounds in external funding has been secured from the E... Read more...
The long-standing chairman of the Shetland Norwegian Friendship Society, Derick Herning, died on Friday after a short illness. Mr Herning, 86, of Lerwick's Hayfield Court, was highly regarded for his linguistic skills. In 1990 he won a Europe-wide competition and the title Polyglot of Euro... Read more...