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‘Life changing experience’ awaits as youngsters head off for Tall Ships Races

23 July 2026

A conference room with a long wooden table and multiple chairs. Microphones are set up at each seat. A video conference is displayed on a wall-mounted screen.

Reform UK set to put candidates forward to become Shetland councillors

23 July 2026

A stone building with crenellations and a central tower is surrounded by scaffolding, indicating restoration work. It sits in a large, grassy, rural area under a blue sky with clouds.

Plans lodged for revamp of historic Fetlar property into small hotel

23 July 2026

Also in the news 23 July 2026

Rocket Factory Augsburg ready for hot fire test
LPA board appointments
Orthodox church ‘fast-growing’
New CLAN walking group

23 July 2026

•Also in the news

A women's field hockey team, wearing blue and white uniforms with medals, poses together outdoors, many with arms raised and smiling for the photo.

Hockey team to enter North district league

23 July 2026

Boat recovered from Bain’s Beach

23 July 2026

Isles politicians to attend meeting calling for pause on energy projects

The Highlands and Islands’ seven list MSPs are also invited

23 July 2026

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Restrictions on cruise ship business can’t come soon enough

23 July 2026

Work starts on new substation at Mossy Hill wind farm site

23 July 2026

A ferry with its loading ramp lowered docking at a port. The front of the ferry is open, revealing the interior vehicle deck. The port area has yellow railings and a docking structure.

Updated

Yell ferry service back to normal timetable

23 July 2026

Kergord converter station outage admitted by SSEN

22 July 2026

A large blue and white cargo ship sails on a body of water, with grasslands and cloudy skies in the background.

Yell service down to single vessel on Thursday

22 July 2026

A sign outside a stone building reads "Police Scotland, Police Lerwick, Shetland Area Office" on a clear day with a blue sky.

Police name victim of Papa Stour crash

22 July 2026

Inverlussa acquires majority stake in LCL Shipping

22 July 2026

A group of people in a gymnasium sort ballot papers being poured from a box onto a table during an election count.

Growing pressure on staffing elections, meeting hears

22 July 2026

Coastguard attend small fishing boat aground in Lerwick

22 July 2026

•Emergency services

Also in the news 22 July 2026

Northwards invests in insulated trailers
HyImpulse confident in SaxaVord launch this year
Ocean Kinetics offers new apprenticeship
Wildlife writer’s new book on sheep

22 July 2026

•Also in the news

A man in a blue shirt and dark blazer leans against a stone wall by the water, with a Viking longship in the background on a sunny day.

Carmichael pleased as new PM scraps unpopular digital ID plans

22 July 2026

Podcast

‘It’s all money, money, money…’ – community councils demand a pause in large renewable energy projects

Sheeks Aboot Shetland – Episode 16 – with chair of Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale Community Council Andrew Archer and Yell resident Jennifer Christie

21 July 2026

A ferry sails on calm waters under a cloudy sky, approaching a low, grassy coastline in the distance.

UnstFest travel disruption likely as Yell ferry service to reduce to single vessel

21 July 2026

A series of wind turbines on a grassy hill with several houses and buildings in the foreground.

Campaign groups merge in mission to challenge large energy projects

21 July 2026

Fish suppers-a-plenty as largest cruise of year boosts harbourfront chippy

21 July 2026

Council to adapt existing building into ‘Bairns’ Hoose’ for multi-agency support

21 July 2026

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Encouraging news

21 July 2026

A young athlete wearing a navy polo shirt with the number 3 stands beside a Scotland football jersey labeled "SMITH 3" hanging on display.

Sporting round-up 21 July

21 July 2026

‘Historic moment’ as Loganair purchases five all-electric planes

20 July 2026

Local politicians react as Burnham appointed prime minister

Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael said today could be a ‘positive moment for the whole country’ – if the new PM delivers on past commitments

20 July 2026

‘Exquisite’ textile art tours Shetland’s kirks

20 July 2026

Lerwick gardeners celebrated by community council

20 July 2026

Also in the news 20 July 2026

Voe Show cancelled
Fine art students scoop prizes
Government encouraged to show ‘leadership’ on island flights
Changes to Unst recycling collection

20 July 2026

More work needed on Grutness pier

20 July 2026

A narrow stone pathway runs beside a building with a red door and three windows, bordered by a stone wall on the right, under a clear sky.

Contractor sought for Pitt Lane flats demolition

20 July 2026

Close-up of high-visibility police uniforms with the word "POLICE" printed in large white letters on a blue background.

Man dies after single vehicle crash in Papa Stour

18 July 2026

A man in a tweed jacket stands with hands in pockets beside a stone wall with blooming flowers, with a blurred lighthouse in the background.

Author Donald S Murray to tutor New Zealand students in creative writing

19 July 2026

Landscape in Pain films to go on show at major energy conference

18 July 2026

Politicians want ‘long-term vision’ for air transport links

18 July 2026

Bones found on Sand beach recovered by police

17 July 2026

‘Just go for it’ – Durham pupils overawed after school trip to Shetland

17 July 2026

Twin-engine Loganair airplane with a red and black tartan tail livery flying against a blue sky.

New air tax not expected to affect viability of Bergen service

International flights from airports in the Highlands and Islands will no longer be exempt from air tax

17 July 2026

SIC ferry Dagalien at the Toft terminal.

SIC’s ferry maintenance spend reached nearly £7m last year

17 July 2026

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Call for a permanent monthly ‘Residents’ Impact Forum’

17 July 2026

A red and white Coastguard helicopter in flight against a clear blue sky.

Updated

‘Major win’ for coastguard volunteers as planned cuts are paused

MCA surveys ‘not sufficiently detailed’, maritime minister says

16 July 2026

A road sign for Cunningsburgh with the message "Please Drive Carefully" stands beneath a circular 50 mph speed limit sign beside a rural road.

Plans for new church in Cunningsburgh submitted

16 July 2026

Tunnel commitment from Burnham government would make a ‘positive impact’, SIC leader says

16 July 2026

Family roots spanning back more than a century explored in Hillswick

16 July 2026

Six in line for first caps as Shetland inter-county football squad named

16 July 2026

Viking monitoring to focus only on affected watercourses

Constrained energy also at lowest level yet in June 2026

16 July 2026

‘Highs, lows, laughs and cries’ as fundraisers hike up Ben Nevis

15 July 2026

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