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 ...

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, ...

SHETLAND Fiddle Week is preparing to return for a second year in August, with people set to travel from across the world to attend. The five-day music school will be based in Lerwick over 4-8 August, ...

THE LOCAL branch of the Scottish Greens will present a different perspective on the ‘War on Drugs’ later this month as part of their This is Democracy series of public events. The meeting at the ...

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 ...

A STARTING salary of £31,000, the opportunity to train entirely in Shetland and the chance to serve and protect the community. Police Scotland’s head of recruitment Alan Mulholland believes policing ...

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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 ...

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 ...

SHETLAND’s MP has urged the defence secretary to ensure SaxaVord Spaceport and the surrounding communities are “fully engaged” with the UK Government following the release of its strategic defence ...