A motion to begin discussions on a Shetland bid to host the island games has been passed unanimously by the council. Shetland Central councillor Moraig Lyall’s proposal at a special meeting of the ...

Rising North Festival drew to a close on Sunday after four days of musical talent from both the isles and further south.

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Acclaimed singer-songwriter Callum Beattie and his band closed Rising North's second night at Clickimin - with a range of other talent.

Emergency services were called to evacuate a sick crew member from a commercial vessel west of Shetland early this morning (Saturday). The Coastguard’s rescue helicopter received a call at 6am and ...

Postal workers in the isles have been given a 114 per cent rise in their Scottish Distant Islands Allowance. The rise from £1,167 to £2,500 per year was welcomed by the Communications Workers Union ...

Visitors investigating grassroots football found the the game to be alive and kicking in the isles. Specsavers, which is the Scottish FA’s official eye and ear care partner, recently visited to shine ...

Shetland saw an intense lightning storm on Wednesday night, as this picture by our Scord Views correspondent Mark Burgess shows.

Sumburgh Head Lighthouse and Visitor Centre has been forced to close due to a bust water pipe. The fault is reported to have affected a number of buildings in the area. Posting on Facebook, it said: ...

The pioneer behind the SaxaVord Spaceport, Frank Strang MBE has died from cancer at the age of 67. The spaceport made the announcement on Wednesday, in which it said Mr Strang was “unorthodox” but had ...

Tesco expects to see chilled and frozen foods return to its Lerwick store from Monday, after a power cut caused disruption at the store. The supermarket issued an apology today (Saturday) after ...

A casualty was taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital after a car crash in Mid Yell. A rescue helicopter was called out for the incident which happened around 3pm today (Saturday). However the coastguard ...