Athletics club wins ‘impact ‘ category at Scottish Athletics Awards
Shetland Amateur Athletics Club (AAC) won the Impact Club of the Year award at the 2016 Scottish Athletics Awards in Glasgow on Saturday evening. The impact award celebrates the club’s successes in...
View ArticleBT hopes new network link will improve isles communication
BT today switched on a new 10-Gigabit network link to improve communication services used by thousands of Shetland households and businesses. Work began on designing the new, secondary link into...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses following Unst break-ins
Police are appealing for information following two break-ins in Unst. The Baltasound Hotel was targeted in the first incident, which occurred overnight last Wednesday. This was followed by another case...
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Chelsea mascot Macy thrilled by 4-0 victory over Man Utd
Gulberwick girl Macy Russell was a Chelsea mascot during the club’s 4-0 victory against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea Mascot Macy Russell poses with players Oscar (left) and Willian....
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All aboard the Halloween ghost bus!
Damien Ristori dressed up as the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland at the helm of the Halloween special town service bus. Photo: Stephen Gordon One of Lerwick’s town service buses got into a...
View ArticleIslands’ councillors accuse Westminster of inactivity on renewable energy
The Westminster government has been urged to commit to large-scale renewable energy projects in the isles, amid claims Tory inactivity is holding back more than £1 billion in investment. A joint letter...
View ArticlePolice ‘small change’ appeal follows museum theft
The police have made appeals in relation to a ‘housebreaking and theft’ which was discovered at the Shetland Museum on Friday. They are urging shopkeepers, licensees and business owners to be aware of...
View ArticleRevellers album hits number 10 in iTunes rock chart
Local thrash folk favourites The Revellers have even surprised themselves on the first day of the iTunes release of their Skeletons CD. A rock chart compiled by iTunes has the band’s new release in the...
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Isles talent in running for Scots Trad Music Awards
A host of isles musicians are flying the Shetland flag as they have been shortlisted in a competition that celebrates Scottish traditional music. Three members of the Peter Wood Band with their trophy...
View ArticleSacrificing the fishing? (Magnie Stewart)
Following the people of the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union, control of the UK’s fishing limits, and control of the fishing of the stocks within these limits, returns to the UK...
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Wir Shetland outlines its hopes at first annual meeting
Wir Shetland outlined its vision for the isles if the pressure group succeeds in making Shetland a British Oversees Territory that will not be part of Scotland, or the EU. James Titcomb (right) speaks...
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RET could work argues council response to ferry fares consultation
The discarded Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) which Holyrood argued would increase ferry fares to the isles should not be taken off the table. That was one of the suggestions which a meeting of the full...
View ArticleFood fair, patient escorts and Wir Shetland AGM
In The Shetland Times this week… • Doctors asked to clamp down on patient escorts amid reports they cost 30 per cent of travel spending. • Wir Shetland outlines vision for autonomy at AGM. • Robinson...
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Tingwall man scoops Scottish Apprentice of the Year award
Civil engineer Joe Smith, from Tingwall, was named Scotland’s Apprentice of the Year in the Level 4 and above category at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards last night in Edinburgh. Joe Smith and his...
View ArticlePossible delays on ferry sailings
NorthLink are warning of possible delays on tonight’s sailings owing to adverse weather. The northbound sailing to Lerwick could be subject to delays of up to two hours. This evening’s journey from...
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Loganair boss pledges to continue improvements as flight punctuality increases
Improvements to Loganair’s Shetland service have increased punctuality to its best in three years, but the airline’s results show profitability has halved. The Scottish company, which operates the...
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Find out how to save energy bills at CAB event
Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is helping local people get ready for winter by hosting a special free energy-saving event tomorrow (5th November). CAB advisers will be on hand at the CAB...
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Drever and Nicholson captivate at Carnegie Hall
A packed Carnegie Hall heard some of the finest musicians to emerge in Shetland in recent times enthral the audience with a range of finely crafted and expertly played folk(ish) songs last night. The...
View ArticleBairns’ books come alive in dialect
WATCH:VIDEO Isles poet and author Christine de Luca entertained a screed of young bairns and adults alike with enthralling readings of her new translations into Shetland dialect of successful...
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Longboat photo proves a hit on social media
It may be a fairly common sight for locals – but this photo of replica longboat Dim Riv sailing through Lerwick Harbour went viral on social media. The replica Viking longboat heads through Lerwick...
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