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The Shetland Times’ Zach Martin runs rule over the latest Star Wars installment from Disney - as The Mandolorian and Grogu hits the big screen.
While the isles are blessed with talent, MacColl spoke to The Shetland Times about the people who keep the sport she loves alive.
Wader remains there a week later, providing excellent views for visiting and resident birders
Two beaches in Yell have been recognised with awards for how well they are managed and enjoyed by members of the public in the Scotland’s Beach Awards
‘Local government functions best when it remains focused on issues it can genuinely solve’
‘It costs £65k on the road, so you could save a packet by getting something much cheaper and making the ‘vroom-vroom’ and ‘neeeooow’ noises yourself’
NICOLA Sturgeon has spoken in a new interview about a pendant bought for her in Shetland by ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell using embezzled funds from the party. Read more
The Shetland subspecies also had a less “aggressive” song due to there being less competition.
Police confirmed they are investigating an attempted housebreaking in Lerwick.
"If you've never been, I urge people to go – it's just absolutely spectacular."
The Relay for Life has begun and participants are doing laps of the Clickimin’s running track - all in the name of charity.
A series of disputes between an Udal law proponent and visitors to a stretch of foreshore has sparked a lively debate on public access rights.
MORE than £100,000 has been raised so far for Cancer Research UK by the 2026 Relay for Life. Hundreds of people from across Shetland came together at Clickimin yesterday (Saturday) for a day of celebration, remembrance and fundraising. The total raised was £103,835. Read more
Council staff will look at how well tenants are keeping their homes and gardens.
Since the first Shetland Relay in 2006, more than £1.8 million has been raised to support Cancer Research UK.
THE RELAY for Life fundraising event is continuing as groups of walkers keep circling the Clickimin running path. The gala day element of the event is now other, with the fundraisers left to continue their walking through to midnight. Thanks to Malcolm Younger for these photos from the Cancer Research UK relay earlier today. Read more
Organisers have thanked all those who took part in the special community event
The charity spoke to The Shetland Times as Volunteers’ Week begins tomorrow (Sunday 1st June).
THIS YEAR ’s Relay For Life is well underway, with teams of walkers hitting the Clickimin running track to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The relay – which first began in Lerwick 20 years ago – kicked off at midday with the usual survivors’ lap, which is a moving moment of celebration and reflection. Read more
New playfields opened at Seafield in 1951
‘I have the opportunity to work with local authorities, empowering communities across Scotland’
Householders have been warned to lock their doors after reports of vandals breaking into homes and making a mess.
WORK on a new Fair Isle ferry and upgrades to the island’s harbour is now expected to be completed in November. Weather delays have affected timelines for the infrastructure work at the North Haven harbour in Fair Isle. Read more
Volunteers make an “enormous” effort to maintain sports, the chairwoman of the Shetland Island Games Association (SIGA) said.
People who volunteer in sports can get “so much out of it”, award winners have told The Shetland Times.
Weather delays have affected timelines for the infrastructure work at the North Haven harbour in Fair Isle.
‘Protesters were carrying Christian crosses as part of their far right protests. And it bothered me how little people seemed to pick up on that’
THE ESTIMATED cost of tunnels to Unst and Whalsay have now been released after community events on inter-island connectivity drew to a close. The capital cost of a tunnel between Yell and Unst has been quoted at £303 million. For Whalsay, this reaches £427.5 million. Read more
Controversial Green Book guidance estimates the cost of tunnels at more than £2 billion over 60 years.
“I could see she was clearly shaken up.”
