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 ...

A MEMORY bank bringing together new and lost stories from Scottish whalers and their adventures to South Georgia Island is set to be unveiled next week. The South Georgia Heritage Trust and South ...

THERE is “genuine concern” in the Brae community over speeding and safety with increased traffic expected over the coming months during a nearby road closure. The A968 Dales Lees road between Voe and ...

TWO proposed wind farms in Yell now have a grid connection date - but it is only scheduled for late 2032. A spokesperson for developer Statkraft said they ...

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

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a small fire in Lerwick’s Harbour Street today (Tuesday). Three appliances, from Lerwick and Scalloway, attended the scene shortly after 1pm, along with an ambulance. Crews ...

PEOPLE are putting themselves and puffins at serious risk by climbing walls at Sumburgh to take nature pictures, an RSPB ...

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

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 ...

Shetland News was invited to the set of season 10 at the end of June to see a scene being shot at Lerwick’s lifeboat pier, ...

A NEW archaeology display exploring the timeless role of toys and games in childhood has launched at the Shetland Museum and ...