SHETLAND Youth Orchestra’s summer concert was held in the Lerwick Town Hall on Wednesday, and was certainly a time to celebrate. It came on the back of the orchestra’s very successful summer school ...

A LOCAL man has been honoured for his long service as a special police constable in Shetland. James Spence was given a special bar and rosette which marks the completion of 19 years of service. The 68 ...

CHARITIES like Dogs Against Drugs “should be stopped” because they are causing more harm than good, according to a major activist on drug reform. Neil Woods spent 14 years as an undercover police ...

PEOPLE are being invited to have their say on new proposed subsea electricity transmission connections in Shetland – including a second HVDC link to the Scottish mainland – at three events next week.

THE LERWICK lifeboat was called into action again on Thursday night to go to the aid of a yacht which had suffered engine failure near Sumburgh Head. The 11-metre yacht had one person on board, and ...

NORWEGIAN yacht EnderPearl was the first boat to arrive in Lerwick this afternoon (Thursday) as the annual Bergen-Shetland race returned to the isles. Nearly 30 boats set off from Bergen on Wednesday ...

SHETLAND’s two parliamentarians have welcomed news that four possible subsea tunnels have been recommended for further consideration in a significant new report on inter-island connectivity. MP ...

THE UNITE union says it has confirmed a “bumper pay deal” for some construction workers based at the Shetland Gas Plant.