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SIC announce road closures

The A970 Brae to North Roe road will be resurfaced south of the Burn of Roer Water, Collafirth next week. The work will take place…

April 16, 2021 | 11.00am

Lerwick police issue warning following Orca disturbance

Police are investigating an incident after a boat disturbed a pod of Orcas last weekend. The protected mammals were disturbed on Saturday, 10th April and…

April 16, 2021 | 10.32am

News

Vidlin linkspan work begins next week

Shetland Islands Council will next week begin essential work on the linkspan at Vidlin Ferry Terminal. Work to install a newly-refurbished linkspan is expected to…

April 14, 2021 | 11.39am

Ferry plans may never happen, says SIC chief executive

Ferries, fixed links and funding were once again the hot topics today as the isles’ future connectivity plans were discussed by councillors. The meeting of…

April 13, 2021 | 4.39pm

Scenes today in Lerwick

The cast and crew of TV drama ‘Shetland’ looks to have brought a little spring weather with them as they film scenes in Lerwick today….

April 12, 2021 | 9.28am

Road closures due to Shetland filming

Residents planning to travel through Lerwick on Monday, 12th April are being reminded of road closures due to the filming of TV drama ‘Shetland’. Roads…

April 11, 2021 | 3.45pm

Shetland Covid case reported

A new Covid case in Shetland has been reported in the Scottish government’s Covid figures released today, Sunday, 11th April. The case was, however, not…

April 11, 2021 | 2.29pm

South Nesting marina buoyed by cash award

The South Nesting Boating Club is to receive £40,000 to buy the land for a new 40-berth marina at Catfirth and allow the club to…

April 11, 2021 | 12.33pm

Shetland Arts festival gets heavy

If you are looking to end your weekend with an adrenaline injection then look no further than the Shetland Arts website, which will be broadcasting…

April 11, 2021 | 12.16pm

Shetland artist takes the show on the road

Visitors to Lerwick’s Harrison Square were yesterday greeted by the first of three outings of Vivian Ross-Smith’s latest art installation; The Island is the Gallery….

April 11, 2021 | 10.57am

Reappearance of trawler off Shetland coast irks political leaders

The Spanish gillnet trawler Pesorsa Dos has been spotted fishing off the north west coast of Shetland raising the concerns of the isles political figures….

April 10, 2021 | 3.25pm

Stricken crewman taken to Tingwall

An unwell crewman was airlifted from an installation 86 nautical miles southeast of Sumburgh this morning. The Lerwick coastguard team assisted at the landing site…

April 10, 2021 | 11.14am

Update: In pictures: Prince Philip in Shetland

We look back at two Royal visits the Duke of Edinburgh made to the isles in the 1960s, on the day Buckingham Palace announced his…

April 9, 2021 | 4.00pm

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