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SHETLAND’S MP and MSP have stopped short of supporting a unified statement calling for a pause on new energy developments in the isles. Both Alistair Carmichael and Hannah Mary Goodlad said that the document, which was started by a Highlands councillor, was not Shetland-centric enough. Read more
WHALSAY have won a first Ocean Kinetics premier league title since 2011. The team ended their barren spell after a 1-1 draw with Celtic in a title decider at Gilbertson Park tonight (Friday). The side from the Bonnie Isle went into the clash needing just a point to lift themselves above Spurs to be champions. Read more
A YOUNG Shetlander’s career has reached new heights after becoming a flight attendant with Virgin Atlantic. Leyna Johnston, who is originally from Lerwick, has already flown to Miami, Los Angeles and India since qualifying earlier this year. Read more
Thank you for Hannah Mary Goodlad’s attempt to deflate the great balloon of expectation lingering from her prodigious election campaign. Navigating parliamentary waters Safely ensconced behind ministerial/MSP codes of conduct, the rush of hot air is deafening. As a government minister her ‘hands are tied’. Read more
A SEARCH has been launched for a passenger feared missing after boarding a cruise ship in Lerwick earlier this week. The Ambassador Cruise Lines ship Ambition is being searched in Dundee after the alarm was raised this morning (Friday) about the missing passenger. Read more
SHETLAND women’s football team have one foot in the Highlands and Islands league cup final after their Scottish Cup heroics last weekend. The blues meet Sutherland in Golspie on Sunday, leading 3-0 from a first leg that Sutherland forfeited – giving Shetland a great chance at a second successive final. Read more
BUSINESSES in Lerwick have voted in favour of Living Lerwick continuing the business improvement district (BID) for another five years. A total of 54 businesses voted in favour following a Shetland Islands Council count today (Friday), with 12 voting against the proposal. Read more
It is encouraging and heartening to see community councils getting together to formulate opposition to wind turbine and other “renewable” energy developments driven by transnationals who have absolutely no interest in the communities they continue to desecrate. Read more
SHETLAND’s sole representative at this year’s Parkinson’s Scottish International Open table tennis championships has returned to the isles with no trophies but a bag full of good memories. Read more
MIND Your Head’s popular fun run and walk is set to return in 2027 to mark the charity’s 20th anniversary. The event will return after an eight-year hiatus at Cunningsburgh on Sunday 22 August 2027. Read more
TWO major appointments have been made as part of Shetland Islands Council’s ongoing management restructure. Current finance manager Paul Fraser is set to become the interim director for people and resources. He will take on a portfolio which includes finance, HR, assets and property, transformation, climate change and waste services. Read more
SHETLAND Islands Council cannot be “unrealistic” and think that it can balance its budget without more funding from the Scottish Government. That is the view of South Mainland councillor Alex Armitage, who said that the council’s bleak financial position was not “something we can sort out internally”. Read more
As you would expect there has been lots for me to take on board since the Scottish election result was announced back in May, and I left for Edinburgh the very next day. Much of this has been related to the rules and directives that underpin our parliamentary system. Read more
A PUBLIC meeting hosted by Shetland’s community councils this weekend will call on the Scottish Government to pause the consent of energy developments until a proper strategy is put in place. Read more
MOVING residents out of Isleshavn care centre in Yell was “not a decision we would ever want to make”, a council official has said. Residents had to be decanted out of the Mid Yell care home last week after Shetland Islands Council was no longer able to safely staff the facility. Read more
ONE OF Shetland’s top darts talents has qualified for a national finals event in Buckinghamshire later this year. Teenager Kyle Tait, who plays for Sandwick Arrows, has qualified for the ADC National Finals at Bradmoor Farm, Aylesbury, after some top performances at events in Lerwick. Read more
CITIZENS Advice Bureau (CAB) has helped Shetlanders secure more than £1.5 million during the last financial year. The charity, which held its latest AGM last night (Wednesday), has provided advice and support for hundreds of islanders to access benefits, tackle debt, reduce energy costs and improve their financial security. More than £1. Read more
TINGWALL Kirk is set to get a new lease of life, and it will not be a religious one. If plans by new owner Farika Holden come to fruition, the kirk could become an assembly place to host exhibitions, photo book launches, artist talks, workshops and artist residencies. Read more
A WEST Mainland councillor has called for Shetland Islands Council to explore alternative community uses for the vacant Skeld primary school building. The school, which was mothballed in 2024, remains empty – with no plans to re-open it at present. Read more
SHETLAND Arts staff have been told they can use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate or support creative content, if explicitly approved beforehand. Employees can also use AI to create marketing or communications content, internal documents and in administrative tasks, Shetland Arts said in a recent document to staff. Read more
