THE FIRST ever Shetland Viking Deadlift Championship was hosted at The Factory gym in South Whiteness on Saturday.  It also ...

INVESTIGATIVE works are being carried out on the historic fishing boat Pilot Us at Hay’s Dock.  Workers from Malakoff were ...

IT’S been a warm weekend of music and dancing all over Shetland, despite the weather, thanks to the 35th Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival. The events saw country halls full of merriment across ...

BOTH of Shetland’s senior rugby teams saw their Saturday afternoon matches called off after their opponents could not field ...

SSEN Transmission has held talks with Shetland Islands Council (SIC) about building homes for its workers – which could then ...

LOCAL writer and singer/songwriter Malachy Tallack’s latest novel – set in Shetland – is due to be published later this week.

NORTHLINK has said the safety and wellbeing of its passengers is its “first priority” after a passenger was injured just an ...

THE SOUTH Mainland Jarl’s Squad are set to take over Stromness in Orkney at the weekend.  Leigh Smith will lead his squad ...

ROYAL Mail says a lack of postal workers in Shetland and an increase in online buying has led some to some people waiting ...

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 ...

SHETLAND’S rugby players enjoyed a fine weekend at home, with both the men’s and women’s sides romping to comprehensive victories. The Valkyries thrashed Inverness Craig Dunain women 84-0 in the early ...

SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) is currently sitting on nearly £50 million of debt in the shape of borrowing, according to new figures. It comes as part of a wider look at debt across all UK local ...