A FAMILY from the South Mainland have endured a scary start to their Florida holiday after Hurricane Milton smashed through ...

TARGETTED screening for early detection of genetic disorders has been recommended by scientists from the University of Edinburgh after research revealed that one in 41 Shetlanders are carrying a ...

“TRAVEL sanctions” have been imposed on a group of people who caused serious disruption in a NorthLink pod lounge last month. Mari Anderson told Shetland News last month she would never use the ...

A NEW bakery venture has taken up residence in a well-known building a stone’s throw away from Lerwick’s Market Cross. Zetland Bakery, which is operating from the bottom floor of the Garret building, ...

THE Shetland pelagic fleet is set for further expansion with the arrival of three replacement pelagic trawlers this year. First in line is the Adenia (LK 193) being built at the Astilleros Zamakona ...

SHETLAND Islands Council leaders have defended the local authority’s use of a political communications firm – saying it has been well worth the spend over the last six years. Political leader Emma ...

A LOCAL doctor who heads up Shetland’s only remaining independent medical practice says it is now more than a year that a vacancy for an associate GP has remained unfilled. It comes as the chair of ...

COUNCILLORS have begun discussing moves to increase the resilience of Shetland’s inter-island ferries – but a warning was made that the focus is on “trying to keep the ship afloat” rather than adding ...

SHETLANDERS have overwhelmingly Scottish DNA according to a major research project; one of whose contributors is well-known Orkney geneticist Professor Jim Wilson. While Shetland is famed for its ...

A COUNCILLOR leading on transport issues in Shetland has questioned whether a proposed not-for-profit airline in the Highlands and Islands will take off due to the costs involved. Moraig Lyall, who ...

BRESSAY fire station is the “worst station I have seen in 20 years”, according to a leading member of the Fire Brigade Union (FBU). Regional secretary John McKenzie said the fire station in Walls was ...

Some of you may have read my recent letter to Shetland News: Who to believe, 12 September 2024. However, in a recent Facebook comment Dr Wills decided to correct me. He assured me that “health had ...