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BT HAS assured residents that a reportedly scam letter offering people the chance to switch broadband to the company is genuine.
The letter, shared widely on social media on Monday evening, asked people if they had “recently experienced a disruption” in their broadband.
It offered the chance to switch to BT fibre broadband for £26.99 a month, and the company even offered to contact residents’ current providers to organise the switch.
But concerns were raised about whether or not it was a scam after one of the numbers on the letter did not seem to work, redirecting people to a different number.
Responding to Shetland News, BT reassured people in Shetland that the letter “is genuine and not fraudulent”.
“There was a temporary technical issue with the contact number included in the letter, but this has now been resolved,” a company spokesperson said.
“We apologise for any confusion this letter may have caused”.
CROWN Estate Scotland will meet key stakeholders in the isles this week as it seeks to discuss how it can further economic development in Shetland.
The organisation manages access and development rights to around half of Scotland’s foreshore, as well as giving permission to lease the seabed for offshore renewables.
Senior Crown Estate staff are set to sit down with representatives from Shetland Islands Council, Lerwick Port Authority and the Shetland Fisherman’s Association. They will also meet key aquaculture tenants.
Since its creation in 2017, more than £9m has been returned to Shetland Islands Council by Crown Estate Scotland.
Its marine director Mike Spain said this week’s meetings would give them a chance to hear first-hand about how they can better support marine activities across Shetland.
A RETROSPECTIVE exhibition celebrating 25 years of work inspired by Shetland from the artist Paul Bloomer will open at Shetland Museum and Archives this weekend.
Flight opens in Da Gadderie on Sunday and runs until 4 January 2026.
The exhibition presents a powerful body of paintings, etchings, prints and drawingsthat capture Shetland’s wild skies, shifting seascapes and dramatic landscapes.
Exhibition officer Karen Clubb said the showing of over 100 pieces was “impressive in scale and moving in scope”.
Bloomer, who moved to Shetland 25 years ago, said the isles had been his “artistic collaborator” for over two decades.
“Shetland has reshaped me as an artist, and I’m delighted to have the chance to reflect on 25 years of nonstop creative output,” he said.
Bloomer will hold a gallery talk and tour from 2-4pm on Sunday, where he will speak in detail about the inspiration and processes behind his work.
There will also be an illustrated talk in the museum auditorium on Thursday 30 October at 7pm. Tickets for both are available from the Shetland Museum box office.
HOGMANAY is set to return to Mareel’s auditorium this year, with a huge night of DJ entertainment to bring in the bells.
Shetland Arts has announced that Glaswegian DJ Big Miz will headline this year’s celebrations, alongside local favourites Lyall x Yetti (Bop Shop DJs) and Drosso x T-Bag (Basement Monkeys).
The event will last from 10pm on Wednesday 31 December through to 2.30am on 1 January 2026, with a high-energy night promised at Mareel.
Tickets are now on sale through the Shetland Arts box office.
MEANWHILE Shetland Arts is welcoming choreographer Solène Weinachter to Mareel this week for a show performance and free workshop.
Weinachter will perform AFTER ALL on Thursday, before giving a free workshop about the show on Friday.
AFTER ALL is described as being a show about death, asking how we deal with the the end and exploring various funeral rites.
It is said to be a “hopeful attempt to conjure a better sort of space for us to be with loss”.
Accompanying workshop Beyond AFTER ALL provides a space to speak about death together and can host up to 20 participants, who are welcome to discuss any aspects of death and dying that they wish to.
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