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Prince Charles will make a flying visit to the isles on Saturday where he will make stops to Scalloway and Old Scatness. The Prince of Wales will tour the Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age village and will also meet with representatives of Shetland Wool Week during the visit. He will also visit ... Read more...
The police are looking for witnesses after a report of what they termed a "hit and run" in the Fethaland car park at North Roe. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday between 10am and 4.30pm, when a blue Ford van was damaged by an unknown white vehicle. Anyone with information, or an... Read more...
The Brexit Party will not be fielding a candidate in Shetland's upcoming by-election. "Sadly we will not be putting up a candidate," a spokesperson for the party told The Shetland Times. The party had said at the beginning of July it would be keen to field a candidate next month and again ... Read more...
Travelodge is looking to open its first hotel in Lerwick, which the national hotel chain says would represent an investment of £5m and create 25 new jobs in the community. The company has written to Shetland Islands Council as part of another attempt to open a hotel in the town. “Lerwick is... Read more...
Tresta resident Debra Nicolson has been selected by the Scottish Greens as the party's candidate in the upcoming Shetland by-election. The party believes she is "a well-known local face who understands the day-to-day issues that impact people across the constituency". Scottish Green counci... Read more...
Tom Wills has been picked as the SNP candidate for Shetland's upcoming by-election. Wills was selected following voting by SNP members on Friday and a hustings on Wednesday night. Two candidates had been in the running: Wills and Fergus Mutch, an Aberdonian and the SNP's head of communications a... Read more...
There are only six weeks left for prospective poets to get their entries in for this year's Rhoda Bulter awards. This year the competition is for a Christmas card design with a dialect verse included, which organisers say should appeal to creative folk who enjoy both craft and poetry. The serp... Read more...
A man has been airlifted from Fair Isle after being electrocuted on Thursday afternoon. The coastguard has just completed the evacuation, a spokesperson said, after first receiving a call at 2.30pm. The coastguard helicopter Rescue 900 flew to the scene, arriving 16 minutes after the original ... Read more...
The Scottish Conservatives have become the latest party to announce their candidate for the upcoming by-election to replace Tavish Scott. Brydon Goodlad will represent the Scottish Tories in next month's by-election, set to be held on Thursday 29th August. In a press release, Scottish Conserva... Read more...
Police in Shetland are investigating an assault which occurred in Lerwick at the weekend. A man was assaulted within a property in the Burgh road area of the town at around 3.00am on Saturday 13th July. The 24-year-old victim sustained facial injuries as a result of the attack. Sergeant Chr... Read more...