The ‘disaster’ that wasn’t (Gordon J Stewart)
It is hardly a month since the IMF was telling us that voting to leave the EU would be a disaster. But they have now admitted, as we who advocated leave have said all along, that they got their sums...
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Anderson resumes port role for a further 12 months
Visiting the Dales Voe base are (from left): John Henderson, Calum Grains, Gary Robinson, George Anderson, Brian Anderson, Sandra Laurenson and Bobby Polson. Farmer and businessman Brian Anderson was...
View ArticleAmerican songstress cuts right to the heartstrings
Grammy-nominated songstress Gretchen Peters delivered a tear-jerking, spine-shivering setlist at Mareel on Tuesday evening. Accompanied by partner and polished pianist Barry Walsh the pair interwove...
View ArticleDJ Dearie plans 15-hour dance music fundraiser
A mammoth celebration of dance music courtesy of nine DJs connected to the isles will be held in Lerwick later this year. The 15-hour Battle of the Beats event will take place in the Legion and Captain...
View ArticleShetland’s ‘first woman fiddler’ Jean Pole to be commemorated
A pioneering Shetland female fiddler will be commemorated at Walls Kirkyard on Tuesday with the unveiling of a carved headstone and a serenade by some of the isles’ foremost women fiddlers. Jean Pole...
View ArticleMajestic report, killjoy council, Unst Fest and sporting highlights
In The Shetland Times this week… Report on sunken fishing boat Council bill punctures inflatable castle Unst Fest hailed a big success Appeal for mobility scooter for hire Music Matters Look ahead to...
View ArticleCouncil killjoys leave holiday bairns deflated
Local children could have their summer spoiled following a council decision which will see an events fee for a bouncy castle company increased by 2,000 per cent. For over a decade Jim Johnstone has...
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Rugby veteran highlights lack of electric wheelchair availability
A former Shetland hotelier who is now an influential figure in the global Golden Oldies rugby network has put out an appeal for a publicly available electric wheelchair following a recent trip back to...
View ArticleSisters’ excitement at starring in top fashion shoot
Three lasses from Quarff have spoken of their delight after starring in top fashion shoot for a luxury British fashion house. Lily, Daisy and Emily Manson-Brodie feature in the campaign for the release...
View ArticleSingle vessel for Whalsay ferry service
The Whalsay ferry service is operating on a single ferry for the rest of today, due to technical issues with the Linga, the SIC has said. The council has apologised for any delays. For further...
View ArticleSail trainees embark on Spanish adventure
Four members of Sail Training Shetland are heading to Spain for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Lorrie Robertson, 21, from Burra, Shona Johnson, 24, from Unst, Paul Sansom, 18 from Walls and...
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Sumos, sweets and pillow fights at Sandwick Fun Day
Sumo wrestling, pillow fights and plenty of good fun is being enjoyed in Sandwick. The annual fun day kicked off this afternoon after local lad and fundraiser Ollie Jamieson cut the ribbon with the...
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Shetland lose out in inter-county clashes
A battling hockey team made Orkney work hard for a result which saw them retain the Lady Hamilton Cup, while the Shetland football team lost out 3-2 to the men in red in this year’s inter-county. After...
View ArticleVisiting GP on the search for singers
Budding singers are being invited to take part in a special ‘pop-up choir’ for charity, led by a visiting doctor to the isles. Dr Veronica McBurnie is asking folk to come along to rehearsals at 7.30pm...
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‘Turf’s up’ as first sods raised at new centre
The group including councillors, service users and parents get ready to cut the turf at Seafield. Photo: Dave Donaldson A good crowd of service users, carers, service staff and local politicians turned...
View ArticleFerry fares to be frozen
Fares on the Northern Isles ferry services will be frozen as work to ultimately cut ticket prices continues, the Scottish government’s Transport Minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced. Transport...
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Campaigner dubs minister’s ferry pledge ‘offensive’
The Scottish government has been heavily criticised for its decision to freeze ferry fares after it stopped short of cutting the cost of travel by boat. Local campaigner Ryan Thomson (centre) with his...
View ArticleDrugs courier told to expect jail
A drugs courier has been warned to expect a prison sentence after he admitted supplying cannabis resin. Jamie Southgate, 40, ferried 4.8 kilogrammes to the isles on the NorthLink boat on 5th September....
View ArticleCoastguard call-out
Shetland coastguard was called to airlift at an injured crewman from a North Sea platform. The helicopter was called at about 2pm to the Ocean Guardian, about 60 miles north-east of Shetland. The...
View ArticleMan responsible for ‘horrific’ attack is spared jail
A man who almost bit his assault victim’s nose off and gouged at his eyes in a “sustained” and “horrific” attack has been spared a prison sentence. Grant Harries has instead been ordered to carry out...
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