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

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

THE CHAIR of the Shetland Tourism Association has raised the idea of a privately operated ferry service to alleviate capacity ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

THE VIKING wind farm, which continues to divide opinion in the local community, has been shortlisted in a number of ...

NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has secured a commitment to meet with the UK Government’s maritime minister about preventing dangerous behaviour by foreign fishing vessels in the country’s ...

A MAGICAL tale of cousins from across the Atlantic being brought together for a series of adventures has been brought to life ...

SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) is currently sitting on nearly £50 million of debt in the shape of borrowing, according to new figures. It comes as part of a wider look at debt across all UK local ...