New era beckons for isles fishing vessel
A new chapter is beckoning a fishing boat after she was bought by a group of Whalsay fishermen.
READ FULL STORYA new chapter is beckoning a fishing boat after she was bought by a group of Whalsay fishermen.
READ FULL STORYFerry crossings to Bressay are currently suspended after the route’s MV Leirna vessel suffered mechanical problems. Council engineers are investigating the engine fault and Whalsay’s…
READ FULL STORYAnother new Whalsay pelagic boat, the Zephyr, will shortly be leaving for home after being completed at the Larsnes Mekaniske Verksted shipyard in Norway.
READ FULL STORYAn elderly man has died after being struck by a car in Whalsay, the police in Lerwick have confirmed.
READ FULL STORYFinal preparations are being carried out on a £27 million replacement for the Whalsay fishing boat Zephyr – the first of three new arrivals expected
READ FULL STORYFerry services to and from Whalsay were disrupted on Monday after the Hendra was removed from service due to a burst pipe.
READ FULL STORYWhalsay’s latest pelagic vessel, the new Research (LK 62) made her first appearance in Lerwick on Saturday, after her home islanders got a first look
READ FULL STORYA petition calling for two ferries to serve Whalsay at weekends has been met with warm words in Lerwick Town Hall.
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has denied claims that firefighters initially failed to respond to a 999 call following a house fire.
READ FULL STORYMore than £10,000 has been raised in less than 24 hours for a Whalsay couple whose house went up in flames. Alex and Mina Williamson…
READ FULL STORYIn The Shetland Times this week… • Traffic accident in Lerwick and Voe cause road closures and delays as icy weather strikes again. • A…
READ FULL STORYA number of fire engines were called to the scene of a house fire in Whalsay on Wednesday afternoon. The fire service was alerted to…
READ FULL STORYWhile we have no official “sports review of the year”, there have been several successes over the past 12 months which deserve highlighting again.
READ FULL STORYThree isles police stations have been earmarked for closure as part of a review of the entire Police Scotland estate.
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