NEARLY 1,100 food parcels have been distributed in Shetland over the last year, Shetland Foodbank manager David Grieve has ...

THE SHETLAND Times Bookshop in Lerwick is to remain open, its owners have confirmed. The bookshop was part of the of Shetland Times Ltd businesses and assets that were put up for sale in May. There ...

TWO BEACHES in Yell have retained their places on a list of the 52 cleanest and most beautiful beaches in Scotland. West Sandwick and Sands of Breckon have today (Friday) received Scotland’s Beach ...

A NEW book memorialising Shetlanders’ Covid experience has been launched. It is part of the Remembering Together project, a national scheme administered locally by Shetland Arts. The books will be ...

THE SALE of disposable single-use vapes is banned from tomorrow (1 June), with local retailers given advice on the change in law. They have been warned that there could be penalties if they continue ...

TALKS are ongoing with energy developers about providing their own accommodation for workers on future projects – but concern has been raised at the pace of progress. Shetland Islands Council leader ...

THE NUMBER of council house applications in Shetland has decreased over recent years – but the average length of time to re-let properties has gone up. Figures presented to a meeting of Shetland ...

THE COUNTDOWN is on until this year’s junior inter-county, which Shetland are set to host next weekend. Nearly 100 young athletes will compete across athletics, football, hockey, swimming and netball ...

AN OPEN day with live music, family-friendly activities and even an air guitar competition is set to take place at the Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary to celebrate the life of late founder Jan Bevington.

A MAN has been placed under supervision for one year and given 80 hours of unpaid work to complete for his “atrocious behaviour” towards police last year. Thomas Drever previously admitted behaving in ...

PEOPLE are being invited to have their say on a new district heating scheme for Brae at a public drop-in event next month. Energy and engineering consultants COWI, who have been appointed to conduct a ...

WORK to explore what Shetland’s bus services could look like in the future has had its timeline put back – with the “volume of responses” gained from an engagement exercise cited as the reason. The ...