Postmaster overwhelmed by support after stepping in to save Kirkwall post office
Smith says messages, ‘kind words’ and ‘general goodwill’ have been incredible
View ArticleVoting off to a flying start in Shetland Hero Awards, with 5,000 votes cast
‘We have been amazed and inspired by the stories shared by readers’
View ArticleTIMES PAST: Whalsay tunnel funding rejected; Shetland accent dying out; no...
This week’s Times Past includes a look back to 40 years ago when Dave and Debbie Hammond opened the Shetland Smokehouse in Skeld.
View ArticleOPINION: ‘Our motion to scrap peak ferry fares meant families could go on...
“A year ago, we were finding our feet. Today, we’re helping shape the agenda.”
View ArticleChurch building in Lerwick goes on the market at offers over £90,000
Church was a popular place of Christian worship during the 1960s
View ArticleRAF fighter conducts training around isles as US Air Force plane lands at...
Isles photographer Ronnie Robertson posted a picture of an American aircraft on the Shetland on Camera Facebook page on Thursday.
View Article‘He really ought to know better than this’ - Carmichael criticises Swinney’s...
‘Mr Swinney is an old hand – he really ought to know better than this’
View ArticlePonies in demand at Aberdeenshire show and sale
Isles breeder fetches top price and reserve champion status
View ArticlePolice investigating reports of property damage after white paint is thrown...
“Enquiries are at an early stage.”
View ArticleShetland Museum and Archives to launch an artist- led exhibition, tomorrow
Shetland Museum and Archives is set to launch an artist-led exhibition developed through “dialogue, reflection and shared experience” this weekend
View ArticleSafety of pupils and staff is council’s ‘highest priority’ - after figures...
Samantha Flaws said “any incident involving aggression or violence is taken seriously and responded to appropriately by schools”.
View ArticleReport adds to ‘drumbeat of support’ for fixed links, says MP
‘Tunnels could be transformative for Shetland’
View ArticleProgress made on new £3.2m housing at site of former Moorfield Hotel
The contractors lodged plans to redevelop the site almost four years after a fire destroyed the 100-bed hotel in July 2022.
View Article‘So close to home’ case will have significant impact on survivors - as former...
‘The news may feel distressing or triggering for those who may be considering reporting what has happened to them’
View ArticlePOLL: Should public money be spent on an MSP's artist in residence?
Hannah Mary Goodlad’s attempts to recruit an artist in residence have sparked a lively debate this week.
View ArticleWildlife sanctuary displays signs demanding visitors pay up to £5,000 per hour
“Do not enter unless you accept the terms.”
View ArticleFishermen facing ‘growing crises’ as ‘grievously unbalanced’ agreement...
“The question that our governments need to ask themselves is this: who is getting the good of Scotland’s fish? And why isn’t it Scotland?”
View ArticleOPINION: ‘Overwhelming evidence’ tunnels could be ‘transformative’ for...
“Tunnels could give Shetlanders the agency they deserve.”
View ArticleDancing and tunes into the ‘smaa ‘oors’ at another fantastic festival
Events are held across the isles ahead of Grand Dance at the Clickimin
View Article‘If people tell me I can't do it, it spurs me on to do it 10 times’: Shauna...
Moar’s parents were told she would “probably” be in a wheelchair because of a medical condition but spurred on to success despite a medical condition.
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