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More records tumble as Moar takes on world’s strongest
Strongman Dhanni Moar travelled to Belfast last weekend to compete in The World’s Strongest Man under-105kg – setting more records along the way. Moar qualified for the event back in April, along with...
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New American owner for Walls Bakery
Walls Bakery has moved into new ownership with an American businessman taking over. Bruce Gilardi moved to the isles in April and has roots to Shetland reaching back to the 1890s. He takes over from...
View ArticleFerry fares frozen and the helicopter whips up a storm
• An incoming emergency helicopter caused a car window to be smashed and is believed to have hurled a parasol through the air. • Ferry fares have been frozen by the Scottish government, with the...
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Immaculate performance as Aly and Phil make themselves at home
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham settle into their set at Mareel. Photo: Dale Smith Last night saw a triumphant performance by Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham as part of Fiddle Frenzy. The sell-out concert –...
View ArticleZoe bags silver medal – with eye on world stage
Lerwick lass Zoe Buchanan has scooped a silver medal at the British Transplant Games, with an eye on the world competition next year in Malaga. 20-year-old Zoe traveled down to Liverpool to compete in...
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SIC probe after helicopter claim
An incoming emergency helicopter smashed a car window and is thought to have hurled a parasol through the air into the grille of a van at South Lochside on Sunday morning. The incident also resulted in...
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Fishing industry ‘confident’ as new Resilient arrives in Symbister
The latest new addition to Shetland’s whitefish fleet steamed into her home port yesterday – showing ongoing “confidence” in the sector. The new Resilient steams towards her home port of Symbister....
View ArticleRough seas likely to delay ferry sailing
Today’s southbound sailing of the Hrossey faces delays because of anticipated strong winds and rough seas. NorthLink Ferries has announced that due to the forecast “arrival in Aberdeen may be subject...
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Today’s festival boat trips cancelled
The wind has greeted the inaugural Shetland Boat Week roaring like a lion and today’s (Monday 8th) trips on the sixareen Vaila May the haddock boat Laura Kay and the motor fishing vessel Pilot Us have...
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Historic vessel overturns at sailing festival
An historic vessel with strong isles connections overturned in high winds during a festival in Aberdeenshire. The former Shetland fishing boat Reaper. The Reaper blew onto her side while at Johnshaven...
View ArticleStar fiddler Henderson comes home for DVD launch
Renowned isles fiddler Kevin Henderson flew in from Norway to launch a new fiddle tuition DVD at a packed out gig in Mareel on Sunday. The founding Fiddlers’ Bid member played an intimate free show in...
View ArticleWarning for man who let himself in house uninvited
A man has been warned to keep out of trouble for the next six months after he admitted entering the home of his former partner uninvited. James Lister saw the woman at a weekend social function, but...
View ArticleSecond emergency tug should be reinstated, MSP demands
Less than a month after the Orkney-based emergency tug was saved, calls are being made for a second vessel to be reinstated in Scottish waters. If implemented the move would bring Scotland’s quota of...
View ArticleScaremongering was on both sides (Andy Holt)
Whilst not wishing to become embroiled in a tit for tat row with your agricultural editor, I must protest at the one-sided and deeply prejudiced nature of his editorial on the subject of the EU...
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Boat store and workshop open to visitors
Shetland Boat Week got off to a (literally) flying start with unseasonal gales that cancelled out harbour boat trips, but Dr Ian Tait of Shetland Museum and Archives was in fine form entertaining...
View ArticleCooking demonstration and learning the ropes
Fish lovers were in for some mouth-watering treats as winning food author Marian Armitage cooked up some of the locally landed catch at the Hay’s Dock pier store today. Mrs Armitage was joined by...
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Regulator rules charitable trust acted correctly over HNP site sale
The charities regulator Oscr has ruled that trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust and directors of its subsidiary Slap acted properly in the sale of the site of engineering firm HNP. It followed a...
View ArticlePupils celebrate excellent set of results
The nail-biting wait for exam results finally came to an end today when 617 local pupils received their grades by text, email and post. Pupils in Shetland once again performed very strongly with...
View ArticlePilot Us takes trip round harbour
The well-known ex-fishing boat Pilot Us was the first vessel to take a tour of Lerwick Harbour as part of Shetland Boat Week on a breezy and bracing Tuesday afternoon. Pilot Us was built from wood in...
View ArticleSumburgh Airport ‘taking steps’ to improve disabled access
Sumburgh Airport has been urged to better communicate the help it offers to passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility. A survey carried out by the Civil Aviation Authority suggested the airport...
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