Having assumed that all the surviving papers of the Reverend Kenneth Speckle B.D.Edin (failed), 1747-18??, had been located ...

NHS Shetland’s cardiac nurse specialist Marie Hurson has been highly commended at a national awards ceremony. Hurson was nominated in the clinical leadership prize at the RCN Scotland Nurse of the ...

Recent estimates suggested the road would be closed between late June and November. Local councillor Andrew Hall relayed concerns at a meeting of Shetland’s community safety and resilience board this ...

THE IDEA of tunnels to Yell, Unst, Bressay and Whalsay are to be taken forward by Shetland Islands Council (SIC) for further consideration. However a push by North Isles councillor Robert Thomson for ...

Options for ferry, harbour and, where appropriate, fixed links will be set out. Fixed link proposals for Bressay, Fetlar, Unst, Whalsay and Yell will be included at this stage. A strategic business ...

JEN Stout’s account of her time in Ukraine during the first two years of the Russian assault has been shortlisted for the prestigious Ondaatje Prize. Night Train to Odesa is one of six books in the ...

THE WINNERS of the first leg of the Shetland Race were announced at a ceremony in Mareel on Friday night. The 22 yachts, plus one cruising class vessel, began arriving in Lerwick at 2.28pm on Thursday ...

THE SCOTTISH Government has reiterated that there are no plans to reintroduce business travel to the air discount scheme (ADS ...

A NEW digital platform is being launched in Shetland designed to provide faster and more convenient access to physiotherapy services. NHS Shetland hopes that the Phio app will ultimately lead to ...

THE FRASER family from Gulberwick is raising funds for the charity Brain Tumour Research in memory of Kris Fraser, who died unexpectedly last September. The family are running the Edinburgh ...

PLANS to introduce zonal energy pricing, which could have resulted in cheaper bills for places with higher electricity supply ...

WATER from the Burn of Sound will make its way to Orkney tonight (Friday) to be used in the opening ceremony of tomorrow’s ...