150 Years
The Shetland Times celebrated its 150th anniversary on 17th June 2022. Accompanying the newspaper that day was a souvenir magazine featuring “moments” recorded over the previous 50 years. Some of these moments featured expandable content QR codes of the original newspaper pages to show how the news item was covered – these are available below as PDFs. Inside the newspaper was an eight-page feature including reminiscences by former editors, available here as a PDF. You can also download a facsimile of our centenary magazine from 1972 which tells the story of our first 100 years.
Download and keep PDF versions of our two magazines and newspaper anniversary coverage:
100th Anniversary Souvenir Magazine from 1972
150th Anniversary Magazine from 2022
150th Anniversary Newspaper Feature from 17th June 2022
150th Anniversary Magazine Moments:
Moment No. 1 – Island Games come to Shetland
Moment No. 9 – Deadly Cargo
Moment No. 19 – CATS hits £1m target a year early
Moment No. 23 – Covid-19 pandemic hits the isles
Moment No. 26 – Start of the oil and gas industry
Moment No. 36 – Royal seal of approval for our new museum
Moment No. 41 – Unhappy New Year
Moment No. 47 – Week to remember
Moment No. 105 – Fixed link to Bressay?
Moment No. 108 – Clickimin Centre opens its doors to athletes after years of wrangling
Moment No. 109 – Landmark year for NorthLink Ferries
Moment No. 115 – Happy ending after deportation threat
Moment No. 120 – Multi-million pound Mareel finally opens after series of false starts
Moment No. 125 – Most contentious issue of 21st century as windfarm is approved
Moment No. 126 – Olympic torch tour
Moment No. 132 – Far flung friends at Fling
Moment No. 133 – Seventeen die in tragic Sumburgh crash
Moment No. 138 – A show of support for Ukraine
Moment No. 142 – Tough times for troubled klondykers
Moment No. 145 – Public anger at pay-off for council boss
Moment No. 150 – First day of school at the all new AHS
Bonus Features:
