THE FIRST ever Shetland Viking Deadlift Championship was hosted at The Factory gym in South Whiteness on Saturday.  It also ...

BOTH of Shetland’s senior rugby teams saw their Saturday afternoon matches called off after their opponents could not field ...

SSEN Transmission has held talks with Shetland Islands Council (SIC) about building homes for its workers – which could then ...

LOCAL writer and singer/songwriter Malachy Tallack’s latest novel – set in Shetland – is due to be published later this week.

INVESTIGATIVE works are being carried out on the historic fishing boat Pilot Us at Hay’s Dock.  Workers from Malakoff were ...

NORTHLINK has said the safety and wellbeing of its passengers is its “first priority” after a passenger was injured just an ...

THE SOUTH Mainland Jarl’s Squad are set to take over Stromness in Orkney at the weekend.  Leigh Smith will lead his squad ...

ROYAL Mail says a lack of postal workers in Shetland and an increase in online buying has led some to some people waiting ...

A RUNNER who has raised more than £18,000 after completing seven half-marathons in seven days says he has been left overwhelmed by the reaction. An elated Jeff Dobson crossed the finish line on ...

A FORMER banking industry chief who is attempting to live without using notes or coins says Shetland is “largely just as cashless” as the rest of the UK after he visited the isles. Mike Chambers, who ...

IT’S been a warm weekend of music and dancing all over Shetland, despite the weather, thanks to the 35th Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival. The events saw country halls full of merriment across ...

MORE than 200 local projects from across the isles have benefitted from grants through the Shetland Community Benefit Fund’s ...