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The BBC's promotional image for the series An Island Parish which began on BBC2 last month.

TV show triggers Unst tourist boom

21 April 2016

Obesity risk for one in four P1 kids

20 April 2016

Saturday night's Althing hustings at the tingwall hall (from left to right): Cameron Smith (Conservatives), Tavish Scott (LibDems), Althing chairman Andrew Halcrow, SNP candidate Danus Skene and Robina Barton (Labour) - Photo: ShetNews

Candidates go head-to-head at the Althing

17 April 2016

Topping the bill at Shetfest in August will be Glasgow quartet We Came From Wolves.

Rock festival to return with a bang

15 April 2016

“Truly disgusting” behaviour

14 April 2016

Caught on his quad

14 April 2016

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The old Judane knitwear factory site, where flats are to be built for hotel staff. Photo: Shetnews/Chris Cope

New flats for hotel staff

6 April 2016

The silver Ford Focus went down the embankment near the Black Gaet junction - Photo: ShetNews

Gulberwick crash

7 April 2016

SIC councillor Amanda Westlake has left Wir Shetland over its chairman's "aggressive" behaviour when she questioned how the autonomy grouo's decision to endorse Tavish Scott had been reached.

Councillor quits Wir Shetland in wake of Tavish endorsement

6 April 2016

Singer-songwriter Dean Owens and an extensive cast of local musicians paying tribute to country icon Hank Williams.

Shetland’s tribute to Hank Williams

27 March 2016

Holmsgarth ferry terminal where david Watt was arrested on Wednesday as he disembarked the ferry from Aberdeen. Photo Lerwick Port Authority

Heroin smuggler denies he’s a dealer

24 March 2016

MV Herakles will continue to provide emergency cover until 30 September, but Prime Minister David Cameron says because it is "currently used very sparingly" the government is looking at how best to provide the service.

Cameron non-committal over emergency tug

23 March 2016

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Shetland composer Eamonn Watt, under the name Virtual Conductor, is competing for a People's Voice award.

Virtual conductor Eamonn is after your votes

23 March 2016

Highlands and Islands top Green candidate John Finnie: 'we want social justice too' - Photo: Chris Cope/ShetNews

Election: Greens hope for good result

21 March 2016

Erik Moncrieff: Lerwick Up Helly Aa is a private club with no constitution and no public funding - Photo: Yetti Biscuit

Gender equality wins at Up Helly Aa debate

20 March 2016

Mousa Broch photo?

19 March 2016

The wide range of instruments that will go up for auction or be raffled on the night.

Charity instrument auction

19 March 2016

The Lerwick waterfront will never be the same again when 'Sans Vitesse' departs, which few will feel sad about.

Town centre eyesore is heading north

17 March 2016

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Hefty sentence awaits Merseyside coke dealer

17 March 2016

Highly rated Scottish singer songwriter Ross Wilson, aka Blue Rose Code, is coming back to Shetland with a five-piece backing band in mid April.

Roots acts to return

5 March 2016

Bressay guizer jarl Gary Thomson (aka Geir Thorsson) in full regalia ahead of his big day on Friday.

Young jarl excited about Bressay fire fest

26 February 2016

Another delay to an out-of-town fire call out

25 February 2016

Research assistant Lynda Tomarelli recording the voice from a 'donator' - Photo: Edinburgh University

Shetland accents wanted

22 February 2016

Jail for harassing ex-partner

18 February 2016

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40 months for Devon drug dealer

18 February 2016

An image from the Healthy Shetland website saying there is always support available.

Mental health service let patients down

11 February 2016

Alfie has been missing from Quarff since last October.

Alarming leap in vanishing cats

11 February 2016

Couper jailed for breach

4 February 2016

No escape from justice for heroin user

4 February 2016

New service for less well off

29 January 2016

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Cllr alastair Cooper: 'for the sake of saving money we could end up putting lives at risk in Shetland' - Photo: SIC

Police call centre closure puts ‘lives at risk’

27 January 2016

Knocked man unconscious

22 January 2016

Beanfeast bottle assault

22 January 2016

Fine for knife in car

22 January 2016

The Lone Bellow - a triumphant cocktail of unashamed melody, succulent harmonies and driving rhythms.

Reviews: Shetland’s new favourite band

22 January 2016

Jail for man with metal bar up his sleeve

21 January 2016

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The Lone Bellow, a harmony trio with backing band, are due to kick off their European tour at Mareel on Thursday night.

Three-part harmonies and dynamic anthems

20 January 2016

Livestock sales at the Shetland Mart could become a thing of the past if fears about subsidy cuts through downgrading land proceed. Photo SLMG

Mart threatened by Holyrood devaluing land

15 January 2016

Hillswick fire raises recruitment concerns

14 January 2016

PC Carole Smith with photos of some of the young volunteers elsewhere in Scotland. Photo Chris Cope/Shetnews

Police seek young volunteers

14 January 2016

Shetland's chief inspector Lindsay Tulloch. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetnews

Spike in number of drug offenders caught

13 January 2016

Prison for laptop theft

8 January 2016

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Ton up Timothy

8 January 2016

Secret stash

8 January 2016

Anti-smoking flare up

7 January 2016

Fraud charges admitted

7 January 2016

Benefits fraud

7 January 2016

Nine months for “disgusting” behaviour

7 January 2016

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