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Trust is not a “cabal”

31 August 2016

Skerries primary department has shut after the last pupil left - two years after the SIC closed its secondary department.

Skerries’ outlook bleak as population halves

31 August 2016

Courier jailed for bringing £33k of cannabis into isles

31 August 2016

Dance choreographer returns

31 August 2016

Heroin supplier gets two years behind bars

31 August 2016

Two power failures

31 August 2016

One of Yorkshire's very finest, Richard Hawley, on stage at Mareel on Tuesday night. Photo: Shetnews/Kelly Nicolson Riddell

Review: Eloquent songs exquisitely sung

31 August 2016

Electric vehicle test drives

30 August 2016

MSP says SNP remains committed to Crown Estate devolution amid warning from Scott

30 August 2016

A pop-up choir earlier this month raised £1,500 for the 'From Shetland With Love' charity. Photo: Dale Smith

New choir offers chance to improve health through song

30 August 2016

Hazel Ann Johnson and Louise Thomason at the Shetland Sling Library stall at Clickimin last weekend.

Baby sling library launched

30 August 2016

'Shetland Smiler' by Elaine Tait.

Elaine’s image could see Socks star on Countryfile calendar cover

30 August 2016

Shetland’s probationer teachers at their recent induction day with the SIC’s quality improvement manager Audrey Edwards and quality improvement officer Robin Calder. Clockwise from left: David Burke, Emma Black, Emma Murray, Linda Tait, Kirstin Sineath, Cheryl Cluness, Nicola Wagstaff and Laura McIntyre. Absent from the photo is Lynsey Spence.

New probationary teachers

29 August 2016

Six year old Jak Watt pictured with his mother Nicole.

Six year old Jak’s 10-mile cancer charity walk

29 August 2016

Sheriff refuses bail to alleged heroin supplier

29 August 2016

Tommy’s instruments take centre stage for orchestra

29 August 2016

Nova says the deployment of its second turbine in Bluemull Sound makes this the first tidal array to deliver electricity to the grid. Photo: Nova Innovation

Second tidal turbine a ‘world first’, says Nova

29 August 2016

Semperfi frontman Gary Addison as the metallers headlined the Friday night, in what was also the Aberdeen band's final ever gig. Photo: Shetnews/Chris Cope

Legion turns into swirling mosh pit for Buffet

27 August 2016

Spurs clinch football title

27 August 2016

Linda Mills on a trip back to Unst with her bike back in June.

Linda set for 1,000-mile cycle in memory of her late brother

26 August 2016

40 years of neglect

27 August 2016

Whalsay-based photographer Ivan Reid captured a great series of photos of the orcas on Wednesday morning.

Ivan relishes close encounter with orcas

26 August 2016

The Shetland fiddlers performing beneath the shadow of Edinburgh Castle at this year's tattoo. Photo: Martin Scott Powell / The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Gulf states & China beckon for Hjaltibonhoga

26 August 2016

Vaila Wishart says the council would function better if there were more female councillors.

Hopes that SIC gender imbalance will change

26 August 2016

Davie Henderson and his daughter Michelle Moggach.

Charity run for Davie

25 August 2016

SIC political leader Gary Robinson.

New islands group

25 August 2016

Ian Perry performing at Lerwick's Garrison Square. Photo: Davie Gardner

Tributes for former headteacher

25 August 2016

Views wanted on sport

25 August 2016

Diner and pizzeria to open in Yell

24 August 2016

Inter-island transport talks

25 August 2016

Missing woman is found following extensive search

25 August 2016

Shetland MSP Tavish Scott.

Tavish questions NHS patient travel budget

24 August 2016

KT Tunstall was in great voice in Lerwick on Tuesday night. Photo: Shetnews/Kelly Nicolson Riddell

REVIEW: Tunstall a class act at Clickimin

24 August 2016

Man denies assault

24 August 2016

Rugby recruitment

24 August 2016

SIC executive finance manager Jonathan Belford.

SIC reserves reach £300m

23 August 2016

Shetland Befriending Scheme coordinator Lynn Tulloch.

New funding boost for befriending scheme

23 August 2016

Nick Davison (left) and Andrew Brownlow of the Scottish Marine Strandings Scheme during their two day visit to Shetland this week.

Volunteers flock to help strandings scheme

22 August 2016

Islands minister Humza Yousaf on a visit to Shetland earlier this month. Photo: Shetnews/Hans J Marter

Islands bill in parliament’s first year, says SNP

23 August 2016

Whalsay water upgrade

22 August 2016

Implement it with local funds

22 August 2016

With 465 competitors taking part, there was an inevitable bottleneck at the gate. Photo: Dale Smith

Hundreds brave rain for Mind Your Head run

22 August 2016

A delighted Lynsey Henderson following the near-11 hour Ironman in Copenhagen.

Lynsey’s off to Hawaii for Ironman following a strong showing in Copenhagen sunshine

22 August 2016

Shetland's police chief inspector Lindsay Tulloch.

Man charged with driving at 72mph on foggy Sound Brae

22 August 2016

Digital can never replace face-to-face

22 August 2016

Reported wheel cap theft

21 August 2016

Robert Thorburn of BT addressing the digital forum meeting in Skeld on Saturday, as O2's Paul James and HIE's Stuart Robertson look on.

Digital forum hears lack of broadband and mobile access is ‘killing’ remote communities

21 August 2016

The Trussell Trust's Jim Robertson (left) and Ewan Gurr (right) pictured with David Grieve and Angela Nunn. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetnews

In-demand food bank opens new premises

19 August 2016

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