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The Jarl Squad and Up Helly Aa galley for 2023 have been seen by the public for the first time during the event's morning parade.

The finishing touches to this year's Up Helly Aa galley were added by volunteers throughout Monday ahead of the main event.

Shetland couple Ryan and Sarah Leith rowed out to sea to witness the 27-orca pod and the whales ended up under the boat

SHETLAND Charitable Trust (SCT) has welcomed four new trustees. The new intake brings extensive experience of finance and project management to the trusts, which has funds worth more than £400 million invested on world stock markets. Income from the investments helps pay for...

THE NUMBER of yachts which have visited Lerwick this year has already nearly overtaken the total for the whole of 2021. Before Covid Lerwick usually welcomed around 500 visiting yachts, but due to restrictions only 143 arrived last year. But the 2022 season has got off to a...

THE ORGANISERS of Living Lerwick’s Peerie Jubilee Spree held in Commercial Street on Saturday have thanked the community for coming out in strength to enjoy music, games and to soak in the atmosphere. The organisation’s chair Steve Mathieson said that in addition to the...

PHOTOS showing the newest addition to a pod of killer whales known to hunt around Scotland’s northernmost islands have been released.

PHOTOS showing the newest addition to a pod of killer whales known to hunt around Scotland’s northernmost islands have been released.

http://shet.news/4oqk4 Copied! FRESH concerns have been raised over the condition of the access to the Sletts pier in Lerwick. A letter from local resident Ryan Leith highlighting the “dangerous condition” of the access road was discussed at a meeting of Lerwick Community Council in Monday night. He said the rock armouring has been moved by numerous winter storms over the years. 14 of 14Adverts The pier itself is effectively a flat section of rock which runs out into the sea, a...