Sumburgh Head solar panel plan
A request to site solar panels at Sumburgh Head near an area frequented by migrant birds will be considered by the council’s planning board this
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Robertson goes hi-tech to find his lost camera on seabed
He is perhaps best known for being creative with well-known works by famous singer-songwriters, but now Steven Robertson has shown his inventive side extends to
READ FULL STORYReport reveals 111 SIC workers are earning over £50,000, five times the Orkney figure
More than a hundred SIC employees earned salaries of £50,000 or more in the last financial year, almost five times the number of high earners
READ FULL STORYBressay pensioner denies charge which saw him banned from lunch club
An 88-year-old widower has been barred from the pensioners’ lunch club at Islesburgh for allegedly swearing at a teenager, a charge which he strongly denies.
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Video guide to the isles goes viral
A lighthearted video showcasing an A-Z guide to Shetland has proved to be an internet hit on YouTube.
READ FULL STORYLoganair adds larger planes to fleet
Three new 50-seat planes will be added to the Loganair fleet early next year in response to passenger demand.
READ FULL STORYPlan to capitalise on renewed geopark status
Shetland’s status as one 100 geoparks has been renewed – in the same week that figures were published suggesting the geopark brings in a six-figure
READ FULL STORYA bear fit for a (future) king
He’s soft and cuddly and made of Shetland wool – and he belongs to a future king.
READ FULL STORYZebra barge arrives in Lerwick
The 88-cabin accommodation barge Sans Vitesse has arrived in Lerwick Harbour this evening.
READ FULL STORYSustainable Shetland ‘pleased’ as judge rules on Viking wind farm
A judge has ruled that the Scottish government failed to take proper account of its obligations under a European bird directive in granting consent for
READ FULL STORYDunrossness Primary School scoops top prize in national green competition
Dunrossness Primary School has won £3,000 in prize money for coming top in a national environmental competition.
READ FULL STORYLiberal Democrats celebrate the life and political impact of Jo Grimond
Around 30 people attended Shetland Museum today to mark the centenary year of the birth of Jo Grimond.
READ FULL STORYA ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for constitutional change’, conference told
The Our Islands Our Future conference in Kirkwall concluded today with what could only be described as a consensus: that the relationship between the UK,
READ FULL STORYMorning fire sweeps through garage in Yell
Fire swept through a garage in Cullivoe this morning destroying the 20 metre building.
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