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Pupils and staff from Hamnavoe Primary School in Burra, along with parents, got Da Voar Redd Up off to a great start on Friday afternoon. Doing their bit for the acclaimed annual spring clean of rubbish, they cleared the roadsides and coastline of the Hamnavoe village in beautiful sunshine. Se... Read more...
A group of youngsters in the isles are enjoying the benefits of training with an American from a famous boxing family. Larry Fullmer is spending several months in Shetland as a Mormon missionary and has got involved with the local club based at Clickimin. Through his contacts in the US he ... Read more...
The police are investigating an incident where an intoxicated woman behaved in a threatening and abusive manner on a bus. They are looking for any witnesses who were on the number 23 Robertsons bus which left the Viking Bus Station in Lerwick for Mossbank at 9.10pm on Tuesday 16th April. If an... Read more...
Young fiddlers the length and breadth of Shetland are gearing up for the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition in Mareel next weekend (Friday 26th and Saturday 27th April). (more…) Read more...
A Shetland Times journalist has beaten competition from around the country to win the Society of Editors' award. Andrew McQuarrie has been awarded the prize for his performance in his national qualification of journalism news interview exam. NCTJ chief executive Joanne Butcher congratulated M... Read more...
With the tender deadline for the Northern Isles ferry contract fast approaching, Aberdeen & Northern Marts has paid tribute to the "positive contribution" current operator NorthLink Ferries has made to area's agricultural industry. (more…) Read more...
The Moderator of the Church of Scotland has heaped praise on the way congregations have dealt with a need to consolidate kirks. The Rt Rev Susan Brown says other churches in Scotland could learn much from the way in which Shetland has handled the problem. It comes after plans emerged to close ... Read more...
One person was evacuated from a Lerwick house fire in the early hours of this morning (Friday). Three fire engines were called out to a blaze in a ground floor flat on St Magnus Street at 12.21am. Two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and one main jet were used and firefighters finished t... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council is one of the top local authorities in Scotland when it comes to using electric cars. Figures obtained from a freedom of information request show 22.4 per cent of the SIC’s vehicles are electric or hybrid. That is only slightly behind the top-ranking local authority,... Read more...
Shetland Arts has announced that it will be opening a new shop in Sumburgh Airport. In a press release, the organisation said the outlet would be "selling locally made crafts" while also acting "as a box office for events" organised by the agency. In partnership with Highlands and Islands Airp... Read more...