ISLES MP Alistair Carmichael has called for he termed “the modern gangsters of the sea” to be tackled more effectively by the ...

THE CLIMATE impact of digging up peat to build wind farms could be greater than thought, scientists are warning – raising questions over turbines in Shetland. Restoring damaged bogs is increasingly ...

SHETLAND Islands Council failed to meet a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target in 2023/24. A report presented to ...

THE CHARITY representing older people in Scotland has welcomed a decision by the Scottish Government to partly re-instate the ...

A 50MPH speed limit is set to be introduced on the A970 road at Levenwick in the new year. It would act as an interim measure ...

CONCERNED parents have called for mobile phones to be banned during the school day at the Anderson High School (AHS) in ...

A FEASIBILITY study is set to take place to explore whether a district heating network could work in Brae. Shetland Heating ...

NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has secured a commitment to meet with the UK Government’s maritime minister about preventing dangerous behaviour by foreign fishing vessels in the country’s ...

PROGRESS on Shetland’s first whisky distillery is said to be going well – with two 4,000 litre malt stills now installed. The Lerwick Distillery team’s aim is to first open the shop part of the ...

Unpopular National Care Service (NCS) has ‘really positive’ aspects SIC receives positive Audit Scotland report Flea calls ...

SCALLOWAY’S community council has raised concerns about plans to turn student accommodation in the village into offices. ...

POTENTIAL designs of a new Brae High School have been revealed as part of the latest round of public consultation on the ...