COULD Lerwick benefit from having a ‘local place plan’? That was a topic of discussion at a meeting of the town’s community ...

HAVE you ever woken from an intense dream convinced it could have been a blockbuster film or best-selling book? Rachael ...

THE FUEL poverty calculation fails to take into account the “real issue” of energy generation and charging, according a ...

THE CHAIR of the Shetland Tourism Association has raised the idea of a privately operated ferry service to alleviate capacity issues on the NorthLink ...

A FAMILY from the South Mainland have endured a scary start to their Florida holiday after Hurricane Milton smashed through ...

TARGETTED screening for early detection of genetic disorders has been recommended by scientists from the University of Edinburgh after research revealed that one in 41 Shetlanders are carrying a ...

“TRAVEL sanctions” have been imposed on a group of people who caused serious disruption in a NorthLink pod lounge last month. Mari Anderson told Shetland News last month she would never use the ...

A NEW bakery venture has taken up residence in a well-known building a stone’s throw away from Lerwick’s Market Cross. Zetland Bakery, which is operating from the bottom floor of the Garret building, ...

SHETLANDERS have overwhelmingly Scottish DNA according to a major research project; one of whose contributors is well-known Orkney geneticist Professor Jim Wilson. While Shetland is famed for its ...

THE Shetland pelagic fleet is set for further expansion with the arrival of three replacement pelagic trawlers this year. First in line is the Adenia (LK 193) being built at the Astilleros Zamakona ...

TWO island projects are set to benefit from a share of a £1.5 million Scottish Government funding pot. Fair Isle Electricity Company has been awarded £137,361 to build a solar array on the ground, ...

DOGS Against Drugs project manager Michael Coutts has been named as Shetland’s latest ‘local hero’. He has been invited to attend a 25th anniversary event for the Scottish Parliament in late September ...