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The St Magnus Bay Hotel in Hillswick has taken the decision to ban "party buses" after damage was caused to the hotel over the weekend. The men's toilets were trashed and a children's ride-on toy car was broken on Saturday afternoon, and owner Andrea Manson said they had decided to stop serving v... Read more...
The police are seeking witnesses after a BMX bike was reported stolen from Hoofields in Lerwick. The alleged theft was said to have happened between 11pm on Monday 8th July and 1am the following day. The bike is described as a "gent's BMX bike, black in colour, 20-inch frame with blue pedals a... 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...
A high number of speeding charges have been brought against motorists in Shetland this week. Police in Shetland have said that they have charged 15 motorists with speeding offences in the period between Monday and Thursday this week, "at various locations" on the A970 main road between Dunrossnes... Read more...
Police Scotland are investigating an incident of vandalism that took place some time between 4.pm on Friday and 7.30am on Monday at the Brae High School. Damage was reported to the plastic piping around the school, several air vents were removed and a flower bed was uprooted. Anyone with infor... Read more...
The police have officially named the man who died in a fire in Lerwick last month as town resident Ross Grant, 48. The identity of Mr Grant had been known locally but was not released until police confirmation. He worked for Nortruck Services Limited at Arlanda, Gremista. The emergency ser... Read more...
Police in Lerwick are making enquiries after a collision between a motor vehicle and a cyclist on Saturday morning. The indident happened at 9.50am on Lerwick's South Road, near to the roundabout at the Tesco supermarket. If anyone has information which could help the police they are asked to ... Read more...
Three men were taken to hospital after what police called a "serious road traffic accident" at the Tingwall crossroads early on Saturday morning. The three were in a Mitsubishi vehicle which went off the road just before 4am and ended up on its roof in a field. There were no other vehicles involv... Read more...
Police are looking for more information after receiving reports of damage to the tyres of red pick-up in Lerwick. Officers said the deliberate damage was caused during the evening of 17th November on Commercial Street. Anyone with more information should call 101 or go to Lerwick Police Statio... Read more...
The police are making enquiries after a man was hit with a bottle in Da Wheel Bar in Lerwick at the weekend. The alleged assault took place inside the bar, on Commercial Road, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Anyone with information on the assault is asked to contact Police Scotland in ... Read more...