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Promote Shetland has planned live online broadcasts of island fire festival events including the Lerwick Up Helly Aa torch-lit procession.

A MAN who drove while nearly six times the alcohol limit has been banned from the road for three years. John Johnson, of East Voe, Scalloway, was also placed under supervision for 15 months and given 135 hours of unpaid work. The 47-year-old appeared at Lerwick Sheriff Court on...

SHETLAND Islands Council has published its updated Local Flood Risk Management Plan, covering the period from 2022-2028. The Shetland plan now provides greater local detail on how actions will be delivered including who will lead them and how they will be coordinated with other...

LOCAL fiddler and singer-songwriter Claire White has begun work on a new project bringing Shetland stories, dialect and songwriting into local schools. In collaboration with Shetland Islands Council, White is delivering ‘Shetland sang’ workshops in the following schools this...

High employment levels and cost of living pressures are two reasons thought to be behind the drop

Following two postponements and years of top-secret preparations, Up Helly Aa will finally return to Lerwick on Tuesday, January 31.

A MAN from Lerwick has been given a £1,000 fine after driving while more than three times the alcohol limit. Andrew Smith, of South Road, was also disqualified from driving for three years. The weight of his sentence reflected that he had a previous conviction for a similar...

SHETLAND Islands Council has explained that yesterday afternoon’s (Monday) decision to close schools for a second day was based off forecasts and weather warnings at the time. Officers were also keen to make an early decision to allow people to make alternative arrangements in...

The UHI Shetland Lerwick and Scalloway campuses will also be closed to students

Power cuts in the north and west of Shetland