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Following two years during which Covid-19 has devastated the tourism industry in Scotland, we are finally approaching the new season with a sense of optimism once more, writes Steve Mathieson, VisitScotland development manager for Shetland. The results of last year’s Shetland...

THERE are no Shetland gigs planned in a new government funded project to host concerts around Scotland as the live music sector emerges from the Covid pandemic. The Scotland On Tour project is supported by £750,000 of Scottish Government funding. Its first series of concerts...

AS NOMINATIONS open this week for the May council election, a construction industry manager has thrown his hat into the ring. Stewart Douglas, from Cunningsburgh, will stand in the Shetland South ward. The 60-year-old stood in the 2019 Shetland Central by-election, which was won...

A NEW advanced nurse practitioner is set to be recruited for the Yell Health Centre – and there are hopes it could help to fill a long-held GP vacancy. The health centre is single-handed – meaning there is only one GP there, while it covers Fetlar too. Speaking at a meeting...

THE SHETLAND County Drama Festival will be taking a somewhat different form this year due to the Covid situation - with events dotted around the isles and no competition. In what is being called a ‘festival fringe’, drama groups will be performing in their own village halls...

A SOLICITOR’S firm founded locally more than 20 years ago is one of the finalists in the Scottish heat of this year’s Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) awards in the self-employed/sole trader category. Brian Inkster, from Scalloway, set up Inksters as a sole trader in...

An international operator has taken over a base for quick responses to potential oil spills.

SHETLAND Islands Council’s (SIC) outgoing convener Malcolm Bell has hit back at a campaigner who has accused the local authority of breaching its duties under equalities legislation by hosting civic receptions for Lerwick Up Helly Aa. Scalloway resident Peter Hamilton is...

GLOBAL company Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has taken over the management of a response base in Scalloway. The facility houses equipment that can be rapidly deployed in the event of an incident, either offshore or nearshore. Response equipment can be transported to the...

A DROP-IN event is taking place in Scalloway today (Friday) and Saturday to allow the community to discuss and vote on projects they might like to see in the village. Over 100 people took part in Scalloway Community Development Company’s (SCDC) first round of engagement in...