Category: News

Young Fiddler of the Year winners

Kristie Williamson,14, from Burra was named Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year 2024 at the Mareel last night. She took home the Frank Jamieson Memorial…

April 28, 2024 | 10.18am

Sport

Inkster takes on top job at International Island Games Association

Andrew Inkster will take over as acting chairman of the International Island Games Association (IIGA) following the resignation of Jörgen Pettersson (Åland). Andrew was involved…

April 27, 2024 | 5.28pm

Life in Shetland News

Shetland Wool Week patron awarded to Doull family

The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2024 has been named today (Fri) at a launch event held at the Shetland Museum and Archives. In a…

April 26, 2024 | 8.09pm

SIC issues scam alert to motorists

Motorists in Shetland have been warned of a scam aimed at insurance. The SIC has said a number of people in Shetland have reported receiving…

April 26, 2024 | 4.30pm

Fetlar glamping pods abandoned after complaints

Plans to build four glamping pods in Fetlar have been abandoned after neighbours raised concerns about noise and the smell from people cooking outside. The…

April 26, 2024 | 12.58pm

In this week’s Shetland Times

In today’s (Friday, 26th April) edition of The Shetland Times:

April 26, 2024 | 7.00am

Tunnels should be ‘Shetland’s price’ for hosting space industry, MP says

The UK government has been urged to fund fixed links as “Shetland’s price” for its role in the vital space industry. SaxaVord Spaceport today (Thursday)…

April 25, 2024 | 10.34am

SaxaVord hails historic milestone as another licence is granted ahead of UK’s first ever vertical satellite launch

SaxaVord Spaceport has been granted the final licence it requires to host orbital satellite launches – with the first expected in the third quarter of this

April 25, 2024 | 6.36am

Loganair removes flights to concentrate on improving isles reliability

Loganair says it has taken “decisive action” and removed some of its flights to improve resilience to Shetland and Orkney. The airline said it had…

April 24, 2024 | 2.59pm

Emergency services attend pylon fire

Emergency services are attending the scene of a pylon which caught fire this morning near the A970.

April 24, 2024 | 12.54pm

Knab plans scrape through in face of strong opposition from residents

The next major milestone in the multi-million pound Knab redevelopment has been given the green light – despite major opposition from neighbouring residents.

April 24, 2024 | 12.14pm