PLANS for a new “energy park” near Sullom Voe Terminal (SVT) which could feature up to ten wind turbines and battery storage ...

In this opinion piece, Green campaigner Alex Armitage makes the case for a more diversified education system that would ...

DISCUSSIONS have been held about the idea of a district heating system in Scalloway, with hopes that a feasibility study could start later this year. The ...

A MAN who threatened a café worker and then told police he would have “smashed him” 10 years ago has been fined at Lerwick ...

SULLOM Voe Terminal operator EnQuest has painted a stark picture of the oil and gas industry and the obstacles it faces to turn the facility into a centre for energy transition. On Friday the company ...

PEOPLE were spoilt for choice this weekend to go out socialising at a wide range of community events, including celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. There was a special event held in ...

THE REBUILD of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory is to benefit from UK Government funding worth £550,000. The money is coming from the government’s Community Ownership Fund. It is the second time in a ...

THE BRAINS behind a hugely popular roadside cake fridge near Aith is looking to expand her honesty box into a fully-fledged tearoom. Lynn Johnson of Hayfield Croft Produce has lodged an application ...

SHETLAND’s first whisky distillery is due to open this year, it has been confirmed. A date for Lerwick Distillery’s opening will be announced in due course. It comes after the team is said to have ...

Mental health charity Mind Your Head is eager to reinforce that it is just a phone call, email or conversation away from offering help and assistance to those in need. The last year has seen at least ...

WELCOME to Shetland News’ live coverage of the Orkney and Shetland general election count here in Kirkwall. Our reporter Chris Cope has taken the trip to Orkney to bring you updates through the night ...