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Shetland fiddler Aly Bain, Sweden's Ale Möller and America's Bruce Molsky will be kicking off their new UK tour at Mareel on Thursday 14th November. Uniting to explore their Celtic, Nordic and Appalachian cultures, the trio will deliver a feast of traditional tunes this winter, before they head ... Read more...
Shetland Sport for All has been successful in securing a grant for £2,000 from the Robertson Trust's "Wee Grants for Wee Groups" project to go towards its adapted bikes project. The money will be used to purchase an adapted bike for people with mobility and balance issues to use in the isles. ... Read more...
The Northern Isles MP has been told to "stop playing political games" and get behind Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. That was the call from Highlands and Islands Conservative list MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston after a new agreement was reached between the UK government and the EU for the ... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council's tenants are being asked to watch for this year's satisfaction survey, which is being carried out by independent researchers. Over six to eight weeks from 21st October, someone from the company Knowledge Partnership may phone or visit tenants at home to ask a series of q... Read more...
Shetland FM has gone into liquidation, with a £610,000 outstanding loan to development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Company owner Frank Strang said the bottom line was the facilities management company had lost the Sella Ness accommodation contract. “I’m not particularly... Read more...
NHS Grampian and NorthLink have both warned passengers to be wary of the symptoms of measles after a passenger on a north-bound sailing was later found to have had the illness. A widely-shared post on social media revealed that passengers who had travelled from Aberdeen to Shetland on Monday 7th ... Read more...
Airline operators Flybe and Loganair, which spectacularly fell out when both were flying in an out of Sumburgh, have announced a new agreement on connecting flights. The agreement between the companies means over 100 new connections are bookable via Loganair’s website. They say it will offer... Read more...
Blue-green algae has once again been found in the Clickimin Loch in Lerwick. The Shetland Island Council's environmental health department received confirmation from Sepa on Thursday that algae had been found in the loch. Signs have now been erected around the area warning dog-walkers and angl... Read more...
The main road between Scalloway and Lerwick through the "Black Gaet" will be closed to traffic between 9.30am and 3pm on Thursday. Shetland Islands Council explained that the closure was to allow essential white-lining work to go ahead, and to maintain the safety of staff. The road would be op... Read more...
The Westminster government should ditch plans to introduce a compulsory voter ID scheme, according to MP Alistair Carmichael. (more…) Read more...