Council staff are to be issued with strike ballots over what has been branded a “pitiful” pay offer. Unison said today (Tuesday) it was balloting members across Scotland – including Shetland – in the ...

More than 170 groups have already signed up to take part in this year’s Da Voar Redd Up – the UK’s most successful litter-picking event.

The Lerwick lifeboat and coastguard helicopter have been called to attend a casualty on board a fishing vessel.

Police have confirmed the number of reports relating to a spate of car vandalism in Lerwick last weekend has reached around 50.

More young Shetlanders will be able to benefit from free journeys on NorthLink ferries. The Scottish government has today (Tuesday) announced that its concessionary ...

Plans are unveiled today for events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, including the visit by the “liberation convoy” ...

More than a million pounds of Viking Energy windfarm cash has been awarded to community projects. The Viking community fund has supported 52 projects since its launch last September. And the Shetland ...

A young swimmer has returned from a mainland competition with a record number of new medals. Delting Dolphins swimmer Julian ...

The much-anticipated replacement for the Cullivoe road has moved a step closer. Shetland Islands Council has published the ...

NHS Shetland has cancelled non-urgent surgical procedures as it tackles a continuing strain on resources at the Gilbert Bain.

A consultation closes next week on plans for what will be, if approved, the UK’s largest salmon farm: Fish Holm.

Shetland’s remains a stronghold for starlings, according to results from the RSPB’s annual citizen survey published this ...