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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 pass... Read more...
Passengers on tonight's (Sunday) northbound sailing to Lerwick might arrive up to two hours late tomorrow morning.The Hjaltland, expected to depart Aberdeen at 5pm this evening, is at risk of weather-related delays, which may mean she does not reach Lerwick until 9.30am.Tomorrow's northbound... 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 cast and crew of Islesburgh Drama Group have been busy rehearsing their 32nd pantomime, Puss in Boots, over the past few months.Recently the group launched a competition open to all primary 4-7 children to win a prize by submitting a picture or design based on the theme of Puss in Boots.... Read more...
The clock on Lerwick Town Hall will be lit red tomorrow (Thursday 18th October) to support a UK-wide campaign against modern slavery.Organisations across the country have been asked by the Home Office and National Crime Agency to show their support for Anti-Slavery Day by lighting up public buil... Read more...
Shetland Times readers again have the chance to see one of their photographs published on the annual calendar.The glossy 2019 calendar is included free with the newspaper over the festive period and this year it could feature one of your images.If you have a eye-catching photo that captures ... 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...