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A man who carried out a "vicious and frenzied" knife attack has been sentenced to more than 21 months in prison at Lerwick Sheriff Court. (more…) Read more...
People involved with heritage in their local communities are for the first time being invited to make their voices heard in a Scotland-wide series of research workshops which heads to Shetland later this month. (more…) Read more...
The 13th Simmer Dim Half Marathon was held on Sunday and won by Steve Daye. A large field of 96 runners set off from Cunningsburgh for the 13.1-mile run, finishing at the Clickimin athletics track in Lerwick. Shetland AAC athlete Daye led comfortably from the start to finish in a time of o... Read more...
Clay shooter John Magnus Laurenson from Burra will lead the Shetland team into the opening ceremony in Gibraltar at his fourteenth island games. (more…) Read more...
Two reports of alleged careless driving on Sunday were reported to the police who are now looking for witnesses. The first incident happened about 11.40am on the A970 at Gulberwick. A black Seat car was said to have been travelling north when the driver carried out a dangerous overtaking manoeuvr... Read more...
The Shetland football team registered a confidence-boosting win in their first group match at the Ynys Mon island games football tournament on Sunday. The Blues play again on Monday when they take on Guernsey in what is likely to be a much tougher test. ... Read more...
An injured crewman has been airlifted from an oil platform 306 nautical miles north east of Sumburgh. The coastguard helicopter was called on to perform the medical evacuation at around noon on Sunday. The man was flown to the Clickimin landing site before being transferred to the Gilbert Bain... Read more...
Lerwick became a sea of colour and festivity on Saturday night as the Midsummer Carnival brought plenty of celebration. People gathered in their hundreds to see this year’s selection of floats taking part. Several Jarl’s Squads joined the proceedings, which started off at Lerwick's Lower H... Read more...
A 24 hour sail-a-thon got underway on the Brindister Loch on Saturday afternoon. Staged by the Sandwick Boating Club, the exciting test of endurance has been organised to raise funds for new mirror dinghies. The club wants to buy two new vessels at a total cost of £9,000. But half of the t... Read more...
Twelve young Shetlanders will take part in the Tall Ships Races 2019 which set off from Aalborg in Denmark next month. (more…) Read more...