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A Scottish government minister has expressed his disappointment with an agreement between Norway and the EU, which would see a significant cut to next year’s North Sea cod quota. Fisheries secretary Fergus Ewing labelled the outcome of fishery negotiation talks ‘disappointing’, adding that ... Read more...
All 17 passengers on a helicopter that was struck by lightning on Friday morning are "safe and well". Police confirmed there were no reported injuries on a CHC flight, which had to be diverted to Sumburgh Airport after a lightning strike. Emergency services were called to the airport on Friday... Read more...
The new president of Shetland Football Association (SFA) is former secretary Brydon Robertson. Originally from Dunrossness but now living in Whalsay, Robertson replaces Magnus Flaws who stood down at Thursday’s annual general meeting of the association. Fellow Ness man Irvine Burgess takes o... Read more...
Alistair Carmichael has been returned as the MP for Shetland and Orkney for a sixth time. The longstanding isles MP won with over 10,000 votes, as the SNP were pipped to second place. SNP candidate Robert Leslie garnered 7,874 votes compared to Mr Carmichael's 10,381. Meanwhile, the Scottis... Read more...
The Shetland Times is in Kirkwall, where we’ll be bringing you live general election updates and news of the Northern Isles result into the early hours of the morning, alongside any big national stories. This page automatically refreshes every ten minutes. 6.21 That’s all from us. Time... Read more...
EnQuest is planning on “transforming” the Sullom Voe Terminal and has released a video of how it aims to do this. The company said this “transformation” would “ensure we remain safe, are competitive and best-placed to maximise the life of the terminal to support the future of the North ... Read more...
Voters are heading to the polls again today [Thursday] as the first winter general election in almost a century gets under way. (more…) Read more...
Sumburgh Airport has been forced to close after a lightning strike was believed to have hit the terminal building earlier this afternoon. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) stated: "Severe weather has affected our communications systems and the airport is currently closed until 7pm. ... Read more...
A person could have risked being swept into the sea for the sake of a photo on Tuesday, according to the RNLI. RNLI Lerwick posted a video showing a person taking a photo at the edge of the Small Boat Harbour in Lerwick during the stormy weather that hit the isles. Just minutes later a wave cr... Read more...
Legendary footballer Paul Gascoigne's scheduled appearance at the Sound Hall in Lerwick on Friday 13th December has been cancelled. Eventbrite, the ticketing website for the event, e-mailed ticket-holders to say that they "regret to announce" that the event had to be called off. The company st... Read more...