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The doors of the new Scalloway fishmarket have been flung open to allow a sneak preview of the £5.6 million development, just weeks before whitefish landings are expected to begin there. The new 1,950 square metre premises are more than double the size of the previous fishmarket, offering a tota... Read more...
The police have been informed of missing medication in the Scalloway area. The items are believed to have been lost on Thursday. Anybody with any information is asked to contact the Lerwick police station on 101. Read more...
Prince Charles will make a flying visit to the isles on Saturday where he will make stops to Scalloway and Old Scatness. The Prince of Wales will tour the Old Scatness Broch and Iron Age village and will also meet with representatives of Shetland Wool Week during the visit. He will also visit ... Read more...
A public drop-in event is being held on Sunday to mark the publication of the Re-Create Scalloway Vision and Action Plan, and to hear plans for the next stage of the project. The project has seen a number of community engagement events, including workshops and surveys, in the last 12 months. Loca... Read more...
Lerwick Spurs fought off stubborn resistance from Scalloway at Seafield on Saturday to reach the second round of this year's Highland Amateur Cup. Three late goals by Paul Molloy, all in the last 10 minutes, put a gloss on the 5-1 scoreline which did not reflect Scalloway's fighting second-ha... Read more...
The police are investigating three incidents of vehicles being vandalised in Lerwick and Scalloway over the past week. (more…) Read more...
A spectacular galley burning in Scalloway tonight (Friday) heralded the start of Shetland's fire festival season for 2019. A sizeable crowd turned out to see around 200 guizers join this year's 51 member Jarl's Squad, led by Tingwall-man Maurice Jamieson, on their torchlit procession through the ... Read more...
And we're off... fire festival season 2019 kicked off in Scalloway this morning (Friday) with a procession of Vikings through the village. Guizer Jarl Maurice Jamieson – portraying Thorbjorn Hrollaugsson – led his squad of 51 from Port Arthur along Main Street and towards the Scalloway Youth ... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council has taken delivery of over 6,000 tonnes of rock salt at Scalloway Harbour as part of its preparations for winter road treatment. The cargo vessel Aasli arrived from Northern Ireland at Scalloway on Friday morning with a cargo of 6,125 tonnes of rock salt. During the f... Read more...
A new exercise approach is proving highly beneficial for Shetland residents with Parkinson's disease. For the past three months a dozen sufferers have been trying out the "Might Moves" exercise class in Scalloway, funded by Parkinson's UK. The class, run by Margaret Gear at the Yasp physio... Read more...