Some delays to new Fair Isle ferry project but ‘steady progress’ being made
It was two decades to the day that Sakchai Makhao was taken from his home in Lerwick by immigration officials and threatened with deportation to Thailand. As we look back on the case 20 years on, it remains clear that at the heart of the story was Shetland’s well-known community spirit
Think-tank says vast majority of wind farm profits unjustly going to private firms and shareholders
Stuart Garrett said just 30-35 people requested to book for 2026 in advance
Around 45 people are being seen at the new clinic each weekend
- Streamline given hefty fine
- People warned about rogue traders
- Poignant drama at Mareel
- Community project fund opens
- Mussel production increases
- Shetland Fiddle Week returns
- Summer of sport locally
- Youth orchestra head to Norway
In this Viewpoint piece, Shetland Fishermen’s Association executive officer Daniel Lawson takes a look at the state of the fishing industry through a set of Gen Z eyes
