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A DOCUMENT supporting and guiding marine actions in Shetland’s seas and coast has been published by UHI Shetland. Guiding ...
TWO OF Shetland’s past junior inter-county athletes travelled to Kilmarnock for the Scottish 10k championships on Saturday.
SHETLAND Fiddle Week is preparing to return for a second year in August, with people set to travel from across the world to ...
“IT FELT great…the vibe of the whole night was brilliant,” says The Plonkys drummer Arron Peart as he reflects on the band’s biggest headline gig to date. “It feels like so much more of an event ...
CONSTRUCTION of a battery energy storage system in Lerwick is set to get underway in the coming weeks. A total of 240 battery units will be delivered to the Gremista site, located behind the Ocean ...
THE INITIAL findings of a six-month pilot in Shetland to detect people driving while impaired through drugs has been described as “positive” and largely in line with expectations. At the end of last ...
THE EXPECTED cost of the new Cullivoe road project has risen to £13.3 million. However, around £2.4 million of this covers asphalt surfacing which will be carried out in-house by the SIC’s roads team, ...
A SERIES of free events and workshops will be taking place across Shetland to celebrate Bike Week 2025. Throughout the week (9–15 June), the programme – organised by Cycling UK – will include led ...
YOUNG people across Shetland have broken records for a second consecutive year after racking up over 22,000 hours of volunteering between them over the last year. The Saltire Awards were held at ...
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 ...
A WARRANT to arrest independence campaigner Stuart Hill has been granted after he did not make an appearance for a fines inquiry at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Eighty two year old Hill, of ...