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Lamba Ness could become a vertical launch site for small satellites. Photos: Chris Cope/Shetland News

Space centre – what do Unst folk think?

30 July 2018

Plans to create new road for Viking works

27 July 2018

Second cycling sportive to raise funds for local hall

25 July 2018

Valhalla Brewery owner Alistair Morgan outside his new premises at Voe. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News

Voe school to be turned into brewery

24 July 2018

Photo: John Carolan

Marjolein to juggle storytelling and stand-up

18 July 2018

Striking orca photo catches attention online

17 July 2018

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Alison O'Donnell (left) and Douglas Henshall (centre) outside Lerwick Sheriff Court on Tuesday. Photos: Chris Cope/Shetland News

Pictured: crime drama filming gets underway

18 July 2018

A location plan of the Kergord track upgrade.

Viking resubmits Kergord access track plans

17 July 2018

The church was built in 1832. Photos: Church of Scotland

Yell church for sale

17 July 2018

Lamba Ness in Unst where Shetland Space Centre proposes to build a commercial satellite launch base. Photo: Shetland Space Centre

‘Business as usual’ for Unst spaceport

16 July 2018

The Imposters' full line-up, from left to right: Ashlea Tulloch, Jill Charleson, Les Sinclair, Alex Garrick-Wright, Matthew Simpson, Thomas Jones, Marjolein Robertson. Photo: Liam Henderson

Review: laughs-a-plenty at holiday-themed improv night

14 July 2018

Proud as punch: A beaming Leah (left) and Missy (right) after their bake sale.

Inspiring youngsters raise cash in memory of grandad

13 July 2018

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Thousands lose power after lorry strikes overhead line

13 July 2018

Alistair Carmichael

MP: Government ‘utter shambles’ on Brexit

12 July 2018

Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael.

Isles MP unsure on Trump visit

11 July 2018

A promotional image for Shetland's fourth series. Photo: BBC

Filming begins on fifth series of BBC crime drama

9 July 2018

The Hai Yang takeaway in Scalloway. Photos: Chris Cope/Shetland News

Five arrested in isles immigration raids

9 July 2018

Community effort praised in marine litter fight

4 July 2018

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Photo: Shetland News

Post-Brexit fishing plans welcomed locally

4 July 2018

Pod of orcas delays ferry

2 July 2018

Sean Whyte said he photographed a deceased gannet having become entwined in fishing nets used for nesting material.

Isles marine litter ‘worst in the world’

3 July 2018

Kaylee Robertson exhibiting photos of her dogs at the Gilbert Bain Hospital.

Photo exhibition is ‘lifting spirits’ at hospital

1 July 2018

Come to Brae

29 June 2018

Death warrant for isles tourism

29 June 2018

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Hrossey - Photo: Mark Berry

Roll-out of cheaper ferry fares begins

29 June 2018

Boat delayed after missing person search

28 June 2018

Eastern Airways serves the oil and gas industry in the isles.

Sumburgh-bound plane shuts down engine after bird strike

27 June 2018

A Flybe plane operated by Loganair flying into Sumburgh. Photo: John Moncrieff

SIC spends less on flights than other islands

27 June 2018

Left to right: Richelle Fraser, Mind Your Head service manager Anouska Civico and Richelle's mum Lynda Fraser.

Motorbike raffle raises nearly £4,000 for Mind Your Head

27 June 2018

Dog mess apology

25 June 2018

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Crown estate pilot launched

21 June 2018

Joy Allan helped to collect 40 bags of bruck from the Black Gaet on Saturday.

Roadside rubbish clean-up event proves a success

19 June 2018

The Year of Young People float. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News

Midsummer carnival livens up Lerwick

17 June 2018

Overdue yacht traced

15 June 2018

HIAL to reconfigure car park barrier layout

14 June 2018

What the proposed development could look like. Images: Ardent Group

Brevik hotel plans make way for housing

15 June 2018

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Sella Ness accommodation contract changes hands

15 June 2018

Hjaltland Housing Association's waiting list for Scalloway is 45. Photo: SIC

Over 30 houses proposed for Scalloway

5 June 2018

Sumburgh Airport is one of 11 airports under HIAL's wing.

HIAL to examine future of air services to the islands

1 June 2018

Aqua Power Technologies' Sam Etherington alongside a MANTA converter.

Aquaculture’s bid to harvest marine energy

31 May 2018

Ivan Reid's photograph of Whalsay.

Islands passport plan raises capacity worries

1 June 2018

Inter-island travellers exempt from parking fee

29 May 2018

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Photo courtesy of the Lerwick Lifeboat crew.

Lerwick lifeboat crew on hand to cut bird free from net

29 May 2018

Airport boycott threatened over parking fee

28 May 2018

SIC to receive £1m to make homes more energy efficient

29 May 2018

Creativity in full flow at GAADA's first risograph printmaking workshop earlier this month.

New arts organisation looks to unlock isles’ creativity

29 May 2018

Representatives from the RAF, RAFA, the Reid and Irwin families join Cunningsburgh History Group and the day's speakers. Photos: Chris Cope/Shetland News

Plane memorial unveiled in Cunningsburgh

28 May 2018

Iolo Williams at the Burwick beach on Thursday.

Nature man celebrates SOTEAG anniversary

25 May 2018

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