A PROPOSED three turbine wind farm in Shetland’s central mainland will need an environmental impact assessment (EIA), the ...

SHETLAND’S swimmers are in the hunt for medals on Monday night after a strong opening performance at a packed Pickaquoy pool ...

SHETLAND sealed their first medal of the 2025 Island Games after the women’s triathlon team surged across the line in the ...

A ROCKET company is now planning to undertake its first satellite launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst in 2026 – and not 2025 as previously planned. A spokesperson for Orbex said “moving parts”, ...

NORWEGIAN yacht EnderPearl was the first boat to arrive in Lerwick this afternoon (Thursday) as the annual Bergen-Shetland race returned to the isles. Nearly 30 boats set off from Bergen on Wednesday ...

NHS SHETLAND says it has met with Lerwick Dental Practice and agreed to move “forward together” following a long-running dispute over dental provision. The health board said an independent practice ...

It adds that NorthLink recommends booking a cabin, sleeping pod or reclining seat for the overnight journeys on its service – all of which are to or from Shetland. The website acknowledges there are ...

HERITAGE sites in Scotland have been urged to take steps to prevent being a victim of crime ahead of a busy summer tourism season. Shetland News reported in April that four instances of vandalism had ...

THE SCOTTISH Government has reiterated that there are no plans to reintroduce business travel to the air discount scheme (ADS ...

Having assumed that all the surviving papers of the Reverend Kenneth Speckle B.D.Edin (failed), 1747-18??, had been located ...

AN ORGAN recital will take place in a kirk in Yell as part of a fundraising drive for building repair and maintenance which could cost more than £50,000. Organist and pianist Mark Spalding, who is ...

PLANS to introduce zonal energy pricing, which could have resulted in cheaper bills for places with higher electricity supply ...