AN SNP MSP for the Highlands and Islands has renewed calls for free bus travel for people aged under 22 to be expanded to include inter-island ferries. It comes as data shows that more than 460,000 ...

COULD Lerwick benefit from having a ‘local place plan’? That was a topic of discussion at a meeting of the town’s community ...

There’s nowhere else that we know of that gathers all ages, and all types of accordion and fiddle music’, says festival ...

THE FUEL poverty calculation fails to take into account the “real issue” of energy generation and charging, according a ...

HAVE you ever woken from an intense dream convinced it could have been a blockbuster film or best-selling book? Rachael ...

THE CHAIR of the Shetland Tourism Association has raised the idea of a privately operated ferry service to alleviate capacity issues on the NorthLink ...

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, ...

AN OLYMPIC swimmer was in the isles on Thursday to give the next generation of swimming talent tips for succeeding in the pool. Katie Shanahan, who competed at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris for ...

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 ...