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Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie opened a new eco-friendly shop in Bolts shopping centre on Friday. Why Waste? promotes eco-friendly and zero-waste products, and is the conception of owner Natasha Maltby, who previously opened a ethical eco pop-up shop in the same space last year. Ms Maltb... Read more...
SNP candidate Tom Wills has said he was "appalled" after the Lerwick war memorial was vandalised with the word 'SNP'. Photos emerged on Thursday morning of the vandalism, which appears in large letters on a concrete block at the left of the memorial. Mr Wills said on Thursday that he was "appa... Read more...
Shetland by-election candidates have failed to sign the "Sea of Opportunity" Brexit pledge after a challenge from Brydon Goodlad, the Conservative hopeful said. (more…) Read more...
The Northlink ferry MV Hrossey was forced to return to Lerwick harbour on Wednesday evening because of a "medical situation onboard". The Hrossey departed for Kirkwall at 5.30pm on Wednesday, but was forced to turn back to Lerwick shortly after passing Cunningsburgh. The Coastguard did not h... Read more...
Lerwick-based producer Shetlandeli, which produces a range of chutneys and relishes, has been named among the Great Taste winners of 2019. Out of 12,772 products sent in from over 100 different countries, Shetlandeli was awarded a two-star award, which meant judges dubbed it above and beyond ... Read more...
Labour candidate for the Shetland by-election Johan Adamson has welcomed UK party leader Jeremy Corbyn's plan to avoid a "no-deal" Brexit at all costs. (more…) Read more...
Police are investigating after a car was damaged in Lerwick's Prince Alfred Street over the weekend. Damage was caused to the car's windscreen, bonnet and wing mirror in what the police have described as a "incident of deliberate damage". The incident was believed to have occurred between 8.30... Read more...
Scottish Greens by-election candidate Debra Nicolson has called for the "beginning of the end" of the North Sea oil industry. Her comments come after first oil flowed from the Mariner field east of Shetland – the biggest North Sea oil development in over a decade. Some 300 million barrels of... Read more...
Lucky visitors to this year’s Cunningsburgh Show had a chance to bask in the South Mainland sunshine on a warm Wednesday afternoon. A large turnout at the agricultural show saw people stopping by to see an assortment of cattle, sheep, pets, baking, wool, vegetables and photography, among other ... Read more...
An elderly motorist has been fined £440 and handed six penalty points after he admitted knocking over a pedestrian on a zebra crossing – resulting in her sustaining "truly life-changing injuries". John Desmond Black, 75, of Hamilton Park, Bressay, was unaware of the rules surrounding zebra cro... Read more...