Boat building expertise took centre stage on Wednesday – with the launch of a salmon workboat made by Malakoff. The 14-metre Cooke Aquaculture steel catamaran…
READ FULL STORYPolice who searched for a missing Shetland man in Bo’ness failed to carry out a “full and systematic” search of his home.
READ FULL STORYA health chief has again apologised after hundreds of patients were asked to be revaccinated following the improper storage of medicines at Lerwick Health Centre….
READ FULL STORYCharlie Gifford served as a lighthouse keeper throughout Scotland. In this episode of The Shetland Times podcast he shares stories of his career with Marjolein.
READ FULL STORYAn Unst photographer has scooped two national awards for his shocking images of gannets ensnared in plastic litter.
READ FULL STORYA hardy group of Scottish sea swimmers will be plunging into the North Sea in the hope of setting a new world record from Lerwick…
READ FULL STORYIsles author Malachy Tallack is to release his debut novel – set on Shetland’s west coast and tackling issues of love, grief and a community…
READ FULL STORYAn NHS dental chief says the waiting list in Brae is falling – following criticism from a patient who has instead had to take private…
READ FULL STORYCurlews in Shetland are bucking a national declining trend, according to isles research. Paul Harvey, natural heritage officer at Shetland Amenity Trust said the Shetland…
READ FULL STORYA Hillswick GP has hit out at a new Scottish GP contract – branding it bad news for the Highlands and Islands and claiming the…
READ FULL STORYAn islands deal and the “crucial investment” it would bring is needed to help push forward Shetland’s economy. That was the view of isles MSP…
READ FULL STORYPatients in the isles will see a different NHS Shetland in 10 years time – with discussions underway about changes to health services. That was…
READ FULL STORYBushy beards at the ready and a room rammed full of guizers – it could only mean one thing, the countdown to Up-Helly-A’ was well…
READ FULL STORYA ferry full of runners arrived in Bressay this morning for the first ‘parkrun’ in the isles. Shetland has joined a community of 5k courses…
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