Crisis talks as owners look to save Yell’s Hilltop
The future of the Hilltop Bar in Yell is hanging in the balance – unless someone can come forward with new ideas for the venture. Owners of the pub are organising a public meeting next week in the hope...
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Oil production vessel arrives in Lerwick for decommissioning
An oil production vessel has arrived in Lerwick this morning, ahead of a major decommissioning project expected to create 30 jobs. The 12,000 tonne, semi-submersible Buchan Alpha produced almost 150...
View ArticleVeteran sailor back to try North Sea trip again
An 84-year-old lone yachtsman whose beloved boat dramatically sank in the North Sea has returned to Shetland for another crack at sailing to Norway. Julian Mustoe spent nearly a year living in Lerwick...
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Plenty on offer at Walls Show
Like Voe the weekend before today’s Walls Show kicked off in less than favourable conditions. Intermittent but heavy showers made it occasionally necessary to dart for cover in the nearest tent, but...
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Trans-atlantic voyager washed up in Boddam delights youngsters
A model boat launched by schoolchildren in America sailed over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to wash up on the east coast of Shetland where it was found by Dunrossness youngsters on a family walk....
View ArticleLifeboat called from Boat Week to tow vessel to safety
A boat which got in to difficulty off Noss was assisted by the Lerwick lifeboat – which arrived on the scene straight from participating in Shetland Boat Week. The lifeboat had left Hay’s Dock and was...
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Adamson hat trick as Cunningsburgh defeat Whalsay in Parish Cup final
Cunningsburgh with the Parish Cup following their 4-2 victory over Whalsay at the Gilbertson Park. Photo: Kevin Jones Cunningsburgh won the Parish Cup for the third time, and the first since 1976, by...
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GALLERY: Boat Week parade
A successful Shetland Boat Week drew to a close at the weekend with a number of events including a parade on Saturday. Tens of boats took part in the parade through the harbour, which begun at the...
View ArticleJill Franklin appointed manager of Shetland Food and Drink organisation
An isles organisation promoting local cuisine has just appointed its first paid member of staff. Jill Franklin, founder of the Skeld-based chutney company Shetlandeli, has joined the Shetland Food and...
View ArticleReputation of isles ‘tarnished’ by racist tirade
A man who hurled racist abuse at an Indian shopper “tarnished” Shetland’s good reputation for tolerance and understanding, a court has heard. William Nesbit Moar Smith, 66, of Commercial Street, was...
View ArticleSpeeding motorist is spared a driving ban
A teenage driver put the foot down when he got behind the wheel in the early hours of 5th September. But Michael Pottinger’s “horrendously fast” driving caught the attention of a police officers, and...
View ArticleLifeboat called out to shellfish boat with propeller problems
The Lerwick lifeboat has been sent to the aid of a shellfish boat suffering propeller problems off Noss. The Sadie Joan made the call to the coastguard at 8.45am this morning, Wednesday 16th August. It...
View ArticleMan airlifted to Bergen hospital after heart attack on rig
A man who had a heart attack on an oil platform off Shetland this morning is being airlifted to hospital in Norway. The man was on the Dunbar platform north east of the isles when an emergency call...
View ArticleDrink driver warned he could be facing jail
A repeat drink driver has been warned he could face a prison sentence after admitting being at the wheel at more than four times the limit. Harley Goundry, 27, of Granville Terrace, Binchester in...
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Isles ‘monkey flower’ is a new species
Scientists have discovered a new “monkey” flower near Quarff – with bigger petals than its Alaskan ancestors. The “monkey flower” from Quarff. Photo: Jim Nicolson Researchers from the University of...
View ArticleHilditch fails to have jail sentence imposed in Lerwick reduced at appeal court
A serial offender from the isles Nathan Hilditch has failed in a bid to have his jail-term cut. Hilditch had been locked up for a string of crimes – including obstructing police and making almost 30...
View ArticleUnpaid work for pair after violent struggle with police
Two men who struggled violently with police officers responding to a noise complaint have been given fines and unpaid work. William McCover, 25, of Veester Hill, Sandwick, and Geordan Sales, 22, of...
View ArticleInterim ban for man who crashed and overturned car
A 30-year-old man who drove at excessive speeds, collided with a roadside barrier and overturned his car, has been banned from the road while he awaits sentencing. Dan Inkster, of Lyndhurst Place,...
View ArticleIsles medics to get forensic training to stop agony of victims’ flights to...
Scottish Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has been in Shetland to highlight a pilot project aimed at ensuring sexual abuse victims can remain in the isles for forensic medical examinations. Three GPs...
View ArticlePODCAST: Margaret Robertson – Hjaltibonhoga fiddles and Vikings at Royal...
When the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s Brigadier David Allfrey first visited Shetland he discovered the heart of Shetland’s musical heritage – fiddles. When he requested a troupe of Shetland...
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