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Passenger ferry Hrossey arriving in Lerwick.

Paper petition opposing new NHS patient travel policy

11 April 2017

Freight boat Daroja heading into stormy seas back in 2010. Photo: Ian Leask

Transport union’s protest against ‘poverty pay’ on Streamline’s Northern Isles freight boat

11 April 2017

Hazel Mackenzie and her daughter Kayleigh. Photo: Shetland News/Chris Cope.

Farm shop and cafe prepares for launch

10 April 2017

Cullivoe's small-scale windfarm was recently officially opened, but larger renewables projects can only happen if a subsea interconnector cable is laid to the UK mainland.

Wheelhouse makes case for isles renewables

10 April 2017

Douglas Henshall as detective Jimmy Perez.

Crime drama nominated again

10 April 2017

Local businessman Dennis Leask: 'more action is needed' - Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News

Calls for more action on resettling refugees

7 April 2017

Hurricane triples Lancaster estimate

7 April 2017

Eastern Airways carrying oil workers to Sumburgh by an Embraer 170 jet rather than the usual propeller plane, earlier this week - Photo: Ronnie Robertson

Sumburgh numbers rise

7 April 2017

Climb Shetland member Kevin Learmonth climbing the wall at the Pickaquoy Centre, in Kirkwall.

Climbing wall for Aith?

7 April 2017

Tutor Balu Raguraman with his class of fiddle students from London and Shetland.

Music exchange concerts

7 April 2017

The proposed wind farm would be built between Lerwick and Scalloway. Image: Peel Energy

Peel proposes wind farm near Lerwick

7 April 2017

Two key issues

7 April 2017

Old furniture is being 'upcycled' into plush dog beds.

Upcycled dog beds for charity

6 April 2017

Mr McFall's Chamber are: Robert McFall (standing front right) and (from left to right): Su-a Lee (cello), Brian Schiele (viola) and Rick Standley (double bass).

Baltic composers and Finnish tango at Mareel

6 April 2017

Lifeboats busy in 2016

6 April 2017

What do candidates think about the trust?

6 April 2017

Shetland Charitable Trust's Commercial Road offices.

Regulator approves charitable trust reform

6 April 2017

CAB outreach funding boost

6 April 2017

Eamonn shortlisted again

6 April 2017

Photo: Genevieve Stevenson

Double joy for Kris at BBC folk awards

6 April 2017

Jamie Halcrow of J&DS Halcrow with his prize winning bull. Looking on is yard coordinator Lauraine Manson. Photos: Hans J. Marter/Shetland News.

Mart holds spring sale of cattle and sheep

5 April 2017

Democratic deficit

6 April 2017

An artist's impression of what the Brevik development could look like.

Brevik hotel plans back on

5 April 2017

Helen Nisbet has carved out a career for herself in the art world in London. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell.

From Cullivoe to contemporary art curator

5 April 2017

Peter and Sandra after Saturday night's head shave.

Head shave raises over £22,000 for two charities

5 April 2017

Robbie McGregor with list MSP Maree Todd and public health minister Aileen Campbell.

MSPs congratulate McGregor

5 April 2017

Althing to debate autonomy

5 April 2017

From left to right: Sandra Laurenson (Lerwick Port Authority), Jane Leask (NorthLink Ferries), Derek Leask (Ocean Kinetics) and Emma Miller (Shetland Amenity Trust).

Boat week confirms sponsors

4 April 2017

Local SNP convener Robbie MacGregor is a council newcomer.

Successful SIC candidates disappointed by absence of election contest in South Mainland

4 April 2017

Newcastle-based Let's Circus is led by ringmaster Steve Cousins.

Performing circus heads north for lengthy isles tour

4 April 2017

Meet the candidates: election page launched

4 April 2017

Trailer damaged

4 April 2017

An oil tanker off Gulberwick - Photo: Ronnie Robertson

Is Britain’s ‘largest oil discovery in decades’ all it’s cracked up to be?

4 April 2017

Power off in Tingwall

4 April 2017

Dhanni Moar was "very, very happy" after taking gold on his home turf at Clickimin on Saturday. Photo: John Coutts

Record-breaking strongman Dhanni triumphs on home soil

3 April 2017

Group seeks funding for Sandwick cycle path

3 April 2017

Local Labour stalwarts say Scottish independence ‘inevitable’ following Brexit vote

3 April 2017

NorthLink weather warning

3 April 2017

The ribbon was cut by five-year-old Mark Henry and Andy Gear, 83, one of the youngest and one of the oldest residents of North Yell.

Five-turbine Garth windfarm opens in Yell

3 April 2017

Smart readers do not rely on broadband

3 April 2017

In appreciation of the Red Cross

2 April 2017

Folk festival public sale

2 April 2017

Youth volunteering development worker Neil Pearson (left), Voluntary Action Shetland executive officer Catherine Hughson (second from right) and Shetland Times editor Adam Civico (right) with the recipients of the summit awards (left to right): Imogen Teale, Rachel Keay, Thomas Hawick, Holly Cole, Mariel Leask, and Catriona Gilbertson - Photo:Dave Donaldson

Saltire Awards recognise ‘incredible’ volunteering effort

31 March 2017

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Even self-styled deal-maker Donald Trump can't get his head round SIC/SLAP lease arrangement.

Revealed: Trump’s role in White House debacle

31 March 2017

Drove to supermarket nearly six times the alcohol limit

31 March 2017

Sumburgh Head to reopen

31 March 2017

Scottish Government backs down on HIE proposals

31 March 2017

Funding for Belmont House

31 March 2017

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