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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A MILESTONE has been reached for new housing at Staney Hill in Lerwick after plans were submitted for over 120 homes. Planning permission is being sought for 124 new houses/flats, as well as a spine ...

It’s his toughest case yet, Zezi’s life hangs in the balance and he might be falling in love. Is it all getting too much for DI Jimmy Perez? Jordan Ogg has his say on the series five finale of ...

THE GILBERT Bain Hospital is continuing to operate at full capacity – but disruption to planned operations last week was minimised after staff from other settings pitched in to help. NHS Shetland had ...

NORTHERN Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has secured a commitment to meet with the UK Government’s maritime minister about preventing dangerous behaviour by foreign fishing vessels in the country’s ...