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Shetland Islands Council convener Malcolm Bell has issued a plea for people to “take individual responsibility” to help curb the spread of coronavirus. (more…) Read more...
Liam Summers admitted he was given "no shortage of advice" ahead of his big day as Up-Helly-A's Guizer Jarl. Speaking at the town hall civic reception, Liam – known for the day as king of the Norse gods Odin, Lord of the Gallows – said he had benefited from the support of five ex jarls in hi... Read more...
A tour operator says it is considering stopping sending bus trips to a popular North Mainland destination after councillors unanimously turned down an appeal to a retrospective planning application for concrete steps at Eshaness. Elected members sat as a review body on Monday after Island Vista t... Read more...
Revelers at the Northmavine Up-Helly-A' hop night will be given an extra hour to drink up after an application for a licensing extension was granted. Applicant Neil Doull was seeking an extension of licensed hours allowing the Sullom and Gunnister hall to serve drink until 2am instead of 1am duri... Read more...
The clock faces of Lerwick Town Hall are due to be lit red over the weekend to support two national campaigns – one promoting anti-racism education and one backing dyslexia awareness. The Wear Red Day is a national day of action against racism, for young people and adults to challenge racist at... Read more...
The convener of Shetland Islands Council has paid tribute after 49 people were killed and at least 20 wounded at a shooting in New Zealand. Malcolm Bell has spoken of the "deep connections" between Shetland and New Zealand and called for "vigilance against hatred". It comes after terrorist att... Read more...
Images from the First World War will be projected on to the north wall of Lerwick Town Hall this week, as part of Shetland's commemorations of the centenary of the end of the war in 1918. More than 600 men from Shetland never returned after the war ended and their names appear on the County War M... Read more...
The Shetland Islands Council flag was flying at half mast over Lerwick Town Hall on Monday as a mark of respect for former councillor Jim Henry whose funeral took place in the morning. Mr Henry, who died last week aged 80, was councillor for Lerwick South for two terms, from May 2003 until May 20... Read more...
The yacht Rubber Duck was first over the line in the first leg of the Shetland (Bergen to Lerwick) Race and her two-man crew were at the forefront of the prizegiving ceremony at Mareel on Friday evening. Skipper Morten Offerdal, a 16-time veteran of the event, and Espen Børresen won the blue... Read more...
The political leader of Shetland Islands Council has announced he is standing down from the role. Cecil Smith has written to convener Malcolm Bell, stating he has made the decision for personal reasons. It comes after Mr Smith told elected members about his decision at today's policy and resou... Read more...