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Ability Shetland granted £120k
Ability Shetland have secured a three-year grant of £120,000 following their successful funding bid to Children in Need.
READ FULL STORYFisherwomen exhibition to open in Lerwick
A photographic exhibition that pays homage to the integral role women have played in the fishing industry is set to open in Lerwick this weekend at
READ FULL STORYHundred year old revisits Shetland after almost 80 years
A hundred year old woman has returned to Shetland from Bournemouth after almost 80 years. Doris Friis came to Shetland in January 1945 with her…
READ FULL STORYTall Ships tickets on sale next week
Thousands of tickets are set to go on sale next week for the Tall Ships Ships concert programme.
READ FULL STORYOcean Kinetics buys Hamnavoe Engineering
Shetland-based Ocean Kinetics today (Wednesday) purchased Hamnavoe Engineering in Stromness.
READ FULL STORYShetland UHI boycott gets underway
Students marks are being put on hold as lecturers at Shetland UHI are conducting a boycott over pay.
READ FULL STORYShetland charities receive thousands from EnQuest
Energy company EnQuest have donated thousands of pounds to three Shetland charities
READ FULL STORYLighthouse workers to strike over pay
Lighthouse workers are set to strike in a dispute over pay and working conditions with more than 90 per cent supporting NLB (Northern Lighthouse Board) action.
READ FULL STORYFerry crew and passengers treated to rare leap from minke whale
Crew and passengers onboard the Filla got a rare and amazing sight of a large minkie whale breaching out of the water on Saturday morning
READ FULL STORYStormy weather leaves Whalsay road showered with stones
Stormy weather over the weekend has left the road to the kirk in Brough, Whalsay covered with large stones from below either side of the
READ FULL STORYShetland Bus 80th anniversary marked in Lerwick
The Royal Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvette travelled to Lerwick Town Hall today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Shetland Bus.
READ FULL STORYOver a thousand offshore workers on strike
Oil and gas operators are experiencing ‘severe’ problems as 1,300 offshore workers have gone on strike in an effort to gain a pay rise and
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael confronts SNP over proposed gin tax
Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has condemned the SNP over their plans to tax gin and other spirits at a higher rate than whisky….
READ FULL STORYShetland walking route ‘could generate £41m’
A proposed new long-distance walking route which would run the length of Shetland could generate millions for the local economy a feasibility study has concluded.
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