A “MAJOR milestone” has been reached in plans to install a second subsea HVDC cable between Shetland and the Scottish mainland, according to SSEN. SSEN Transmission has now entered into a ‘capacity ...

THE DEADLINES for two funding opportunities from Shetland Arts is fast approaching. The Creative Shetland Commissioning Fund ...

THE Church of Scotland’s large disposal of property in Shetland is reaching its end, after a number of kirk sales to both ...

For the first few seconds everything and everyone in the area is bathed in an intense red glow – a true ‘hairs on the back of ...

THERE is more positive news for the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst after it was an announced that a rocket company has landed a ...

A WATERY mishap at the Scalloway Fire Festival and fluffy slippers and sweet sherry were fertile comedic grounds for convener ...

CALUM Grains is savouring his big day as guizer jarl, with the Lerwick Up Helly Aa festival bringing hundreds to the streets ...

SHETLAND’s new police chief is settling into his job in Lerwick – with his overarching priority being to keep people safe. Chief inspector Chris Sewell took up the area commander post in September ...

THE CHIEF executive of the UK Space Agency has expressed his confidence that SaxaVord could well be the UK spaceport that hosts the first European launch into polar orbit. But while on a visit to ...

STRONGMAN Cameron Nisbet has been crowned Scotland’s strongest man in the under-72kg weight class at an event this weekend.

MORE details have emerged about the environmental advisory group which has been set up to oversee the construction of the planned Viking Energy wind farm. Among those confirmed to sit on the group ...