Drama group presented with Kings Award for voluntary service

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Drama group presented with Kings Award for voluntary service

28 February 2026

•Community

A person in Viking costume holding a sword and shield stands in front of a burning wooden Viking ship at night.

Fiery finale to Cullivoe Up Helly Aa procession

28 February 2026

•In Pictures

Two young women face each other indoors, one in a blue shirt with a red hair ribbon and the other in a striped shirt with a yellow hair ribbon, touching their index fingers together.

Review: ‘A poignant play brought to life by talented young actresses’

28 February 2026

•Reviews

A large, rectangular conference table with black chairs and individual monitors displaying a crest, located in a well-lit room with several wall-mounted screens and a stained glass window in the background.

Councillors reject four savings proposals

28 February 2026

•Council

Charity aims to give Shetland men safe space to talk

27 February 2026

•Community

Man behind major Unst shop theft remanded in custody

27 February 2026

•Court

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A white car is parked on the side of a rural road with scattered houses and wind turbines visible on rolling hills in the background.

North Mainland energy park plans to be submitted to Scottish Government for approval

27 February 2026

•Energy

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27 February 2026

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NHS introduces temporary visiting restrictions on hospital’s ward one

27 February 2026

•Health

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Early bird Rising North tickets to go on sale

27 February 2026

•Entertainment

At odds with her candidate?

27 February 2026

•Letters

Hannah Mary perfectly suited to fighting for Shetland

27 February 2026

•Letters

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Cullivoe jarl ready to show off ‘crazy’ suit idea as festival fires up

26 February 2026

•Community

Major broadband companies ‘absolutely failed’ Shetland in outage response

Mhari McLeman tells Westminster committee 2022 outage was ‘like living in a war zone’

26 February 2026

•Connectivity

A two-storey building covered in scaffolding undergoing renovation, with a "Road Closed" sign and orange barriers blocking part of the street.

External works on Garrison should be finished in coming weeks

26 February 2026

•Community

A group of large wind turbines stands on a grassy hill under a cloudy sky.

FM on community benefit: UK energy market ‘rewards corporations’

26 February 2026

•Energy

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Also in the news 26 February 2026

Cable laying update
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Hillswick shop meeting
Single vessel on Yell Sound

26 February 2026

•Also in the news

Santa’s Grotto success helps raise £3.5k for Lerwick lifeboat

26 February 2026

•Community

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Open to public scrutiny?

26 February 2026

•Letters

Too big for his green wellies?

26 February 2026

•Letters

Council tax to rise by 7.3 per cent

25 February 2026

•Council

Updated

Council convener banned from company directorship over £170k unpaid tax bill

Andrea Manson receives three and a half year disqualification

25 February 2026

•Council

‘It’s not art’ – isles artists rail against use of AI

25 February 2026

•News

Aid campaign seeks donations of medicine and food for Cuban people

25 February 2026

•Community

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Councillors kick out World Cup bank holiday proposal

25 February 2026

•Council

Fewer turbines but same height as before as revised Mossy Hill wind farm plans submitted

25 February 2026

•Energy

Scord Quarry extension could enable realignment of main road – but only years down the line

25 February 2026

•Council

Open letter to NHS Shetland over staffing

25 February 2026

•Letters

Walk-in clinic a ‘really good opportunity’ to improve healthcare, NHS Shetland says

Scottish Government to provide almost £1m for one-year pilot project

24 February 2026

•Health

Five talking points from SNP in conversation event with John Swinney

24 February 2026

•News

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Two people hold a petition with signatures outside a leisure centre, as a group of people stand behind them near a sign reading "Wickimin Leisure Centre.

Pool petition handed into SRT as contact between trusts expected

24 February 2026

•Community

A person stands on the rigging of a tall ship, holding onto ropes and extending one arm, with blue sky in the background.

Young people invited to apply to take part in ‘life changing’ Tall Ships Races

24 February 2026

•Marine

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Updated

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24 February 2026

•Health

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•Sport

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24 February 2026

•Letters

Who will pay for the subsidies and transmission lines after independence?

24 February 2026

•Letters

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A bald man wearing glasses and a black jacket stands outdoors near a waterfront on a cloudy day.

‘Windfall’ tax harming Sullom terminal operator EnQuest, first minister says

23 February 2026

•Energy

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23 February 2026

•Community

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First minister encourages SIC to get into ‘spirit’ of World Cup bank holiday

23 February 2026

•Council

A map showing submarine cable routes connecting Reykjavik, Tórshavn, Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, London, and Copenhagen, with landing stations and points of presence marked.

Subsea telecoms cable to expand to Rosebank oil field

23 February 2026

•Energy

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Affordable housing and fixed links included in new national Islands Plan

23 February 2026

•News

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Filming on BBC drama Shetland set to return to isles in ‘late spring’

Casting call for talented local youngster to play Tosh’s daughter

23 February 2026

•Entertainment

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Marine surveys set to get underway for second HVDC cable

23 February 2026

•Energy

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22 February 2026

•News

Peak ferry fares to be scrapped from 24 March

22 February 2026

•News

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‘Insulting to our community’ – Armitage criticises community benefit proposals

22 February 2026

•Energy

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21 February 2026

•Community

Wildflower project in Lerwick aims to support Shetland bumblebees

21 February 2026

•Community

Drama group presented with Kings Award for voluntary service

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