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The Tory government should listen more carefully to the concerns of farmers and crofters ahead of the UK withdrawal from the EU. (more…) Read more...
Tingwall farmer Cecil Eunson has been named the new chairman of Shetland Livestock Marketing Group at the organisation's annual general meeting last night. (more…) Read more...
Thor speaks to Andrew Harmsworth of Wester Quarff about being an incomer to Shetland in the 70s. They discuss changes in Shetland crofting and politics. Read more...
An inquiry has concluded into the death of a West Side woman who was crushed by a cow last March. (more…) Read more...
Scotland's new rural affairs minister made an unreserved apology for the delays in croft and farm payments, and resolved to sort it out. (more…) Read more...
A local farming leader has backed criticism made by a crofting law expert of Scottish government consultation. (more…) Read more...
Calls have been made for a full independent inquiry into the deepening cash crisis faced by farmers and crofters. (more…) Read more...
Voters will go to the polls in June to have their say on whether the UK should be in or out of the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron’s marathon negotiations in Brussels resulted in a deal which grants Britain, in his words, a “special status” within the EU. That paves the way for th... Read more...
The Scottish government has admitted failing to provide the majority of its support payments to crofters and farmers by the end of last month – the self-imposed deadline the SNP-led authority said it would adhere to. (more…) Read more...
Shetland sheepdogs, or “Shelties”, have long been a recognised part of Shetland’s heritage. The link between them and Shetland’s history is perhaps most evident in another nickname for the breed – the “toonie” dog. “Toon” may mean Lerwick to most Shetlanders nowadays, but it ... Read more...