CONSTRUCTION on the long-awaited 3G football and rugby pitch in Lerwick is set to now start in February. Work had been ...

SHETLAND Arts chief executive Graeme Howell says a potential funding boost from Creative Scotland would “greatly enhance” the scale of what ...

KING HARALD Street in Lerwick has been described as “incredibly dangerous” for young children to cross. That view has come ...

LERWICK Community Council is to object to plans to build a 132kV substation to connect to the proposed eight-turbine Mossy ...

A SHETLAND charity has donated £15,000 to buy 15 specialist mattresses for NHS Shetland patients. Cancer Shetland, which was ...

THE MASSIVE growth in offshore wind developments and the resetting of relationships with the EU could threaten the livelihoods of hundreds of fishermen according to the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation ...

A YELL man with more than 40 years of volunteering is one of five people recognised in the New Year’s Honours list for services in Shetland. Andrew Nisbet will receive the British Empire Medal (BEM) ...

UHI SHETLAND principal Jane Lewis has paid tribute to scientist Ian Napier, who had worked at the college for almost 30 years. Dr Napier, who worked as a senior fisheries policy advisor, was found in ...

PEOPLE are being urged to kick off their New Year with 28 days of physical activity for the opportunity to win prizes. Everyone is encouraged to be active for at least 15 minutes a day from Friday 3 ...

A NEW week-long tour offering a ‘taste of Shetland’ is being organised for next summer in what is thought to be the first of its kind locally. The package holiday will showcase the wide array of local ...