17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (176+ words) Calls have been made to avoid dangerous overtaking in Quarff following “abysmal” driving. A motorist took to Facebook after a dangerous overtake last night (Saturday) almost seriously injured those on the road. The driver was indicated to turn into the…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (593+ words) The captain of a famous tall ship taking part in a trans-Atlantic voyage is relishing the prospect of welcoming visitors aboard this week. August Jansson is skipper of the Norwegian heritage ship Sorlandet, which is berthed at Lerwick’s Victoria Pier…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (446+ words) A group of young people from Unst have returned from an unforgettable adventure to Norway aboard sail training boat the Swan as part of the One Step Beyond group. Leaving at midday, the group enjoyed a fantastic crossing and arrived…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (404+ words) I am sitting writing this Letter from Edinburgh 20,000 feet up in the air over the North Sea rattling my way to Glasgow having wasted most of the day in Sumburgh, working hunched over my laptop and watching my colleagues on…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (343+ words) A survey has been launched asking businesses about the benefits and drawbacks of cruise tourism. Shetland Islands Council is seeking views as part of a wider socio-economic study about the sector which has grown significantly in recent years. Economic development…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (741+ words) One of the most striking aspects of being in Dunedin at the southern end of New Zealand is that there are moments when you can be easily deceived and fooled, mind and soul persuading individuals they have never left Scotland…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (857+ words) A determined mother who has lived with multiple sclerosis almost all of her life is travelling to Mexico for specialist treatment which she hopes will bring a halt ot the disease. Jolene Masson, 39, was diagnosed when she was seven, at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (227+ words) Health officials have issued a warning about deadly drugs circulating in Shetland mixed with powerful opioids hundreds of times stronger than heroin. The Shetland Alcohol and Drug Partnership issued the alert yesterday, urging people using drugs to be extremely cautious....

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (645+ words) This week brought a national rarity when Pete Ellis, along with Harrison Wylie, found a Baird’s sandpiper at the Pool of Virkie last Sunday. This small Arctic wader breeds from north eastern Canada, across the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, north western…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (405+ words) A historian researching the history of Soviet fishing including its Shetland connections and the practice of “klondyking” has asked people to share their memories. Elizabeth Banks from the University of Edinburgh visited Shetland last year when she attended the Shetland…...