Geira to remain out of action for a little while longer

Construction site with several excavators, trucks, and equipment working on a hillside. A grassy field and a small building are visible in the foreground.

Hjaltland invites LCC members to visit Staneyhill site over dust concerns

7 May 2026

•News

A sign reading "Polling Station" with an arrow points left as a person walks on a path beside a stone wall under a cloudy sky.

Voting opens in Scottish Parliament election

There are eight candidates vying for votes in Shetland, with the result due to be announced tomorrow

7 May 2026

Sandwick man bailed after appearing from custody

7 May 2026

•Court

A close-up of a black beetle with a red margin on its wing cases, standing on a rough, light brown rock surface.

Baltasound bairns select Shetland name for rare Unst beetle

7 May 2026

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A group of people stand indoors, smiling at the camera; several hold certificates with a large "Q" on the front.

Long service of community nurses and midwives celebrated

7 May 2026

•Health

A collection of vintage maps showing various regions of Scotland, including Shetland Isles, Perth, and surrounding areas, arranged in an overlapping pattern.

National Library of Scotland to head north on 100th anniversary tour

7 May 2026

Woman fined after driving while licence was revoked

7 May 2026

•Court

Five people in matching sports kits hold trophies, standing in front of a "Table Tennis Scotland" banner. The man in the centre holds a large shield-shaped plaque.

Medals galore as Shetland records best showing at mainland table tennis event

7 May 2026

•Sport

Unexplained assault on family members results in £8,000 compensation order

6 May 2026

•Court

Community payback order for indecent photos charge

6 May 2026

•Court

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A white compact car is parked on a street beside a stone wall and building, with another red vehicle visible in the background.

‘Nowhere for folk to park’ – concern about council cars parked in public spaces

6 May 2026

A stone building with a sign reading "Police" above the entrance, features gabled roofs and windows. A blue sign at the front indicates "County Buildings." There are benches and a lamppost nearby.

Court round-up 6 May 2026

6 May 2026

•Court

A woman with blonde hair and a black scarf smiles at the camera. She is standing outside in front of a stone building and a partially visible sign.

Community councillors accused of criticising fellow members online

6 May 2026

•News

Three people in elaborate fantasy costumes pose together; one in white with a spiked headdress, one in Viking attire with shield and axe, and one in yellow with a floral crown.

Also in the news 5 May 2026

5 May 2026

A bus marked "Toft 23" travels on a rural road surrounded by hills and scattered buildings under a clear sky.

‘Not right’ for SNP to ‘take credit’ for bus fare cap, Green candidate says

5 May 2026

White Lotus Elise sports car with blue racing stripes and the number 67 on the bonnet, driving on a racetrack with a helmeted driver inside.

Sporting round-up 4 May

4 May 2026

•Sport

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A woman plays a keyboard while a man in a blue dressing gown stands at a microphone on a stage with chairs and a black starry backdrop.

Tae Sup roadshow heads back to Lerwick for tenth anniversary tour

4 May 2026

•Arts

Also in the news 4 May 2026

Power cut
Country music gigs
Name the Junior Up Helly Aa exhibition galley
Play to come to Mareel

4 May 2026

Give her a chance

4 May 2026

•Letters

Aerial view of a coastal runway extending into the sea with adjacent green fields and small buildings.

Government pledges to ‘protect’ summer holidays from last-minute cancellations

3 May 2026

•News

A man with a patterned shirt plays a trombone on stage, wearing an in-ear monitor, with blue stage lighting in the background.

Shetland Folk Festival 2026 – live blog

30 April 2026

•Entertainment

A book titled "Shaetlan: A young language wi aald røts" by Viveka Velupillai & Roy Mullay is displayed upright on a wooden surface.

Shaetlan – dialect or language? Student poses question in dissertation research

2 May 2026

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Twin-engine Loganair airplane with a red and black tartan tail livery flying against a blue sky.

Loganair to end flights from Dundee to London Heathrow later this year

1 May 2026

•Transport

A man stands in front of an orange RNLI lifeboat, wearing a black jacket with "Lerwick Lifeboat" and "DLA" on it, smiling at the camera.

Angus takes over as Lerwick lifeboat operations manager

1 May 2026

•News

A group of people in elaborate medieval armor and red capes march in a parade, holding shields and banners, with stone buildings and hills in the background.

Lerwick jarl squad head to Isle of Man for fire festival

1 May 2026

A youth boys’ football team wearing white and blue kits poses together on a green outdoor pitch for a group photo.

Junior footballers come through capital test against Edinburgh sides

1 May 2026

•Sport

Warning over threat to birds after rat seen on Mousa

The uninhabited island hosts the UK’s largest breeding population of storm petrels

30 April 2026

•Environment

An older woman stands outside a modern wooden house, smiling and holding a brown poodle, with green hills and a cloudy sky in the background.

Converted crofthouse to feature on home of the year TV show

29 April 2026

•Housing

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A person wearing a pink swimming vest and colourful armbands raises their arms whilst standing in a swimming pool. Another person is partially visible in the background.

Sporting round-up 29 April

29 April 2026

•Sport

A residential neighbourhood with modern houses, cars parked, people walking, and a child riding a bicycle; rocky hillside and cloudy sky in the background.

Work to get underway on first phase of Staneyhill housing in June

DITT Construction Ltd has been awarded the contract, with the total cost of the work coming to £9.7 million

28 April 2026

•Housing

A mixed-sex volleyball team in matching blue and white kits poses for a group photo in an indoor sports hall.

Shetland celebrate double of inter-county victories in volleyball and darts

28 April 2026

•Sport

A stone wall with a circular blue sign reads "Scalloway Pool." A modern building and grassy area are visible in the background.

Also in the news 28 April 2026

Scalloway Pool survey
Fishing remembrance ceremony
Seafarers heritage group
Mental health training
Workers memorial day

28 April 2026

Three people stand outside the Grantfield Vaccination Centre and Walk-In Clinic next to a sign on the building wall.

Walk-in clinic to open its doors on Saturday

The trial clinic will be open to everyone in Shetland

27 April 2026

•Health

Pubs granted late licences to show Scotland World Cup games

27 April 2026

•Council

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Looking back at the week – another leader visit, tourist office reopens, wool week patron

26 April 2026

•News

Three young women stand indoors at an awards event, with two holding trophies and plaques. A "Shetland Young Fiddler" banner is visible in the background.

Musical talent shines at young fiddler of the year competition

26 April 2026

•Arts

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Updated

SNP and Green signs pulled down from Sound Brae

25 April 2026

A group of people pose indoors while holding a large ceremonial cheque; some wear casual clothes, others wear matching purple shirts.

Bikers raise nearly £3,000 for local Alzheimer’s charity

24 April 2026

Bronze plaque with the text "sheriff court" beneath a relief of a coat of arms flanked by two heraldic beasts.

Man fined for Esplanade assault

24 April 2026

•Court

Also in the news 24 April 2026

Farmers’ concern at SNP supermarket food proposal
Sandwick energy drop-in event
Claire Leveque murder documentary to air next week

24 April 2026