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A young man who punched one of his victims to the ground and permanently disfigured another with a glass bottle at a Lerwick nightclub has been ordered to pay them £1,000 worth of compensation. Lewis John Wallace Fraser, of Nederdale, Lerwick, will have to pay the victim he punched to the floor ... Read more...
Smashing a newsagent's window landed one man a £200 fine at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Thomas Currie, of Stennestwatt, pleaded guilty to causing the damage to JJ Taylor's newsagents on Commercial Road earlier this year. The 27-year-old committed the offence on June 1st, with procurat... Read more...
The council's director of children's services Helen Budge has taken a key role in the Northern Alliance – the collaboration between eight Scottish local authorities which aim to improve the lives of young people. Mrs Budge has taken up the mantle of lead officer for the collaboration. She ha... Read more...
The first cases of seasonal diarrhoea and vomiting have been reported to NHS Shetland. (more…) Read more...
A humpback whale has been spotted breaching in a spectacular way right here in Shetland. This impressive sight was photographed off the north shore of Fetlar by Brydon Thomason, owner and guide at Shetland Nature, and posted to his Facebook page. It has since been liked and shared by hundreds ... Read more...
A driver's dashcam footage has captured the moment a council gritter fell foul of treacherous icy conditions. The incident took place in the North Mainland on Monday night when a gritter spun 180 degrees before coming to a stop on the verge. The footage has been shared almost 300 times on ... Read more...
The air traffic controllers pay dispute has moved a step closer to resolution, with a work to rule due to end at close of play on Tuesday. It follows talks between Prospect and the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) aimed at ending a dispute which has rumbled on for most of the year. ... Read more...
Almost a third of people living in social housing in Shetland say they are not managing well financially, according to recent survey results. When asked how well their household was managing, 30 per cent of those in social sector rented households in the isles said they “do not manage well fina... Read more...
A letter of complaint is to be sent to the Care Inspectorate after a councillor said a child had been identified in an external audit report. Peter Campbell said he was left "appalled" by the Care Inspectorate after it released reports on two settings in the outer isles. The Lerwick South memb... Read more...
The school in Foula will be getting a new head teacher by the end of this year, with a long-running struggle to find someone to fill the rural post finally coming to an end. Members of the education and families committee heard on Monday that a number of staff vacancies were being recruited to. ... Read more...