11+ hour, 3+ min ago  (611+ words) VIKING operator SSE Renewables has declined to comment on the nature of works to a turbine in the Scallafield area of the wind farm. In a letter to Shetland News, local resident and chair of Sustainable Shetland Frank Hay suggested…...

13+ hour, 50+ min ago  (312+ words) I have watched with dismay the ongoing debate about the future of the Scalloway Swimming Pool. That a perfectly usable and valuable resource should stand empty is an absolute disgrace. This should never have been allowed to happen. The three…...

14+ hour, 19+ min ago  (514+ words) SHETLAND's police chief says there is ongoing engagement around access issues in Boddam. Area commander chief inspector Chris Sewell said he recognises the impact the situation is having on people and the wider community in the South Mainland. It centres…...

16+ hour, 16+ min ago  (544+ words) CONCERNS were raised about the safety of Shetland Islands Council's previous winter gritting policy following a fatal accident on an untreated icy road on Christmas Day in 2023. However, the policy was changed in 2024 to introduce gritting, if conditions required, on…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago  (336+ words) A GLASGOW-based band with Shetland connections has released a new single inspired by a trip home to the isles. It is the first single to be released from the rock band's upcoming debut album Another Lifetime in a Different Country,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (375+ words) FROM toasters and kettles to slow cookers and hoovers, it should now become easier to dump small electrical items for recycling. As part of a new trial, Shetland Islands Council is rolling out 20 large pink wheelie bins which will sit…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (216+ words) I'd like to thank and congratulate everyone involved in the Compass Centre's excellent Stand Up Spik Oot video, as featured in your recent Shetland News story: Men speak out against gender-based violence in new campaign video I suspect those with…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (734+ words) A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Aberdeenshire expressing concern over a proposed location of infrastructure needed there to connect to a second HVDC cable from Shetland. The Save the Deveron Valley campaign is particularly focused on SSEN Transmission's proposed Strathbogie…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (350+ words) THE DISTINCTIVE pink colour of the Miss Sprinkles ice cream van is back out on the road after the business changed hands. Hayley Moar, 20, is leading the new operation alongside family friend Isla after the previous owners put it up…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1805+ words) FOLLOWING on from the recent junior intercounty, a team of 12 athletes from Shetland Amateur Athletics Club travelled south to compete at the Scottish Schools Championships at Grangemouth Stadium. Representing Aith Junior High School and Anderson High School and competing across…...