FIRST Minister John Swinney is set to arrive in Shetland on Sunday for a packed programme of engagements on Monday including attending a meeting of the Convention of the Highlands and Islands, to be ...

FLOATING wind farms and the fishing industry are “simply not able to co-exist”, a senior fishing chief has claimed. Plans for giant offshore infrastructure – which include two proposed projects off ...

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, ...

“I DON’T think we’ll get the same experience anywhere else than Shetland”. Showa Coffee House will close its doors for the final time at the end of this month, just over a year after opening. The ...

IT IS time to get “Shetland back on the map for women’s football”, new coach Carrie Morrison says. Girls and women’s football has been going from strength to strength in the isles for the last decade, ...

THE SKIPPER of a trawler which collided with its sister vessel had left the wheelhouse because he was “excited to view” a “quality catch”, according to an accident report. The Marine Accident ...

SHETLAND Islands Council’s new director of children’s services says it is a “real honour” to be appointed to the role – with improving outcomes for young people a key focus. Samantha Flaws is in the ...