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

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

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

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 ...

A WELL established local fish monger is set to stop trading by the end of the month, but its Lerwick shop will be kept open and taken over by processing company QA Fish. The owners of Blydoit Fish Ltd ...

AN OLYMPIC swimmer was in the isles on Thursday to give the next generation of swimming talent tips for succeeding in the pool. Katie Shanahan, who competed at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris for ...

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 ...