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Uniform jacket owned by Shetland Bus hero donated to Scalloway Museum

13 August 2025

Restored Shetland Bus slipway provides link to the past

7 August 2025

A statue with a clock on it in front of a building.

Proposal to give Diana memorial fountain listed status

7 August 2025

A calm lake reflecting the cloudy sky, surrounded by a barren, rocky landscape with sparse vegetation and distant hills.

Scatsta hydrogen lease and community benefit details revealed

The council will receive just over £1m in rent annually, and the project will pay out around £2m a year in community benefit

6 August 2025

Updated

Lerwick post office ‘stranded’ with no internet and poor 4G signal

6 August 2025

•Connectivity

Vacancy opens for one of the UK’s most remote nursing jobs

5 August 2025

Folk-rockers rev up with release of new record Reactors

31 July 2025

A person wearing sunglasses and holding a camera stands in shallow water between rocks and seaweed, with a clear blue sky and distant hills in the background.

Vintage photography enthusiast testing seaweed as film developer

30 July 2025

Family fun in store at Scalloway summer foy

30 July 2025

HIAL: car park charge ‘helps to minimise subsidy requirement’

29 July 2025

A view from an aircraft wingtip shows the tail and propeller in flight over green fields and farmland, with the "G-WAND" registration visible on the tail.

Cargo drone firm set for more Shetland test flights – with milestone Norway trip in the works too

24 July 2025

A group of people, including a child and a person in a wheelchair, stand outdoors holding a large Samaritans flag beside a bicycle and a red car.

Beattie gets on his bike for Scotland-wide Samaritans fundraiser

23 July 2025

Frustration up north as some left without mobile signal for days

23 July 2025

Four young musicians sit with their instruments—electric guitar, drum set, violin, and accordion—in a simple indoor performance space with microphones in front of them.

Young dance band heads to Denmark for festival performances

23 July 2025

A parking ticket machine is wrapped with brown tape, next to a yellow waste bin. Several parked cars are in the background.

Sumburgh Airport car parking charge to return next month

22 July 2025

A person with short brown hair wearing a denim jacket stands in front of a beige stone wall, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

Stout ‘astounded’ to win Highland Book Prize

22 July 2025

Greens unveil Highlands and Islands regional election candidates

22 July 2025

Two men stand beside a detailed model boat displayed indoors, with informational signs and framed photos on the red wall behind them.

Hand-built Shetland Bus model donated to Scalloway Museum

16 July 2025

A turboprop passenger airplane parked on an airstrip with mountains in the background.

No plans to bring business travel into air discount scheme

12 July 2025

Two men sit on folding chairs outside by a stone wall, wearing outdoor clothing and gloves, surrounded by grass and wildflowers.

Some ‘exciting stuff’ found in Time Team excavation

11 July 2025

‘Something very special indeed’ – ALICE theatre show a big success

10 July 2025

A panoramic view of a coastal landscape with grassy terrain, rocky hills, a lighthouse on an island, and several wind turbines visible on the horizon under a clear blue sky.

Scoping report ‘milestone’ for offshore wind farm

10 July 2025

Proposed Yell wind farms given grid connection date of 2032

4 July 2025

Argentinian duo and Scottish violinist line up Bigton and Walls concerts

4 July 2025

MRI scanner in a hospital room, showing a patient table in front of the machine, two monitors, and nearby medical equipment.

Local MRI scanner has saved nearly £300k on travel costs so far, estimates suggest

3 July 2025

Ariel view of gas plant

No change to operations at gas plant amid Prax uncertainty

2 July 2025

Is a bed on the NorthLink boat ‘nice’ to have or ‘essential’?

One councillor says he is ‘irked’ by the language used on the redesigned NorthLink website around cabins on longer sailings

1 July 2025

Opening event to celebrate redevelopment of Papa Stour kirk

30 June 2025

Street pastors ‘not there to preach’, says Orkney coordinator

27 June 2025

SSEN seeks approval for underground cabling after failing to reach land agreement

26 June 2025

Aerial view of a grassy coastal island with a lighthouse, buildings, and cliffs, surrounded by calm sea under a cloudy sky at sunset.

Orbex launch from Unst now expected in 2026

26 June 2025

‘It’s bringing back a few memories’ – shop reopens in Burravoe

24 June 2025

A rural landscape with a fenced road curving through grassy fields, a small village in the distance, and rolling hills under a partly cloudy sky.

Design completed on possible Lerwick to Black Gaet cycling and walking path

23 June 2025

Spence recognised for racking up nearly 20 years service as special constable

20 June 2025

Loganair plane diverted to Aberdeen after engine fire, investigation report says

19 June 2025

Updated

Fetlar fire station could close

18 June 2025

•Emergency services

Salmon company consults on possible expansion into Sullom Voe harbour area

16 June 2025

Woman in a pink blazer standing before a building with large glass windows and a mountain in the background.

Budge awarded MBE in King’s birthday honours list

13 June 2025

Excavations offer more insight into history of Gletness coastline

12 June 2025

Largest donation yet for Viking Genes as North Yell group pledges £25k

11 June 2025

Two seabirds are entangled in blue plastic string; one lies on a dark surface and the other hangs from a rocky area, suspended by the tangled material.

Marine litter concern as tangled gannets found dead

11 June 2025

A person wearing glasses and a cap stands at an excavation site, holding a large, elongated stone artifact with both hands. Soil, tools, and a bucket are visible nearby.

Ancient artefacts discovered in archaeological dig

11 June 2025

A small white stone building with a brown tiled roof, three windows, and an asphalt area, set in a rural area under a blue sky.

Skerries church goes on the market

10 June 2025

A band performs on stage under colorful lights while a large crowd watches and dances in front of the stage at an indoor concert venue.

Biggest headline gig yet a success for the Plonkys

8 June 2025

•Entertainment

A person with short brown hair wearing a red life jacket stands on a boat, with part of the sail and rigging visible in the background.

Lerwick stop-off for sailor aiming to circumnavigate Arctic Circle

7 June 2025

A woman and a boy stand side by side indoors. The boy wears a medal and a school sweatshirt, and both are smiling at the camera.

Also in the news: bike week, crofting bill, joke contest and more…

7 June 2025

•Also in the news

Two people wearing hard hats, safety glasses, and high-visibility jackets stand on a dock with a ship and water in the background.

Availability of power the ‘big uncertainty’ for Rosebank electrification plans

4 June 2025

NatureScot lodges objection to salmon farm plans

3 June 2025

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