6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (206+ words) THE LUNNASTING vegetable show and Sunday teas proved busy at the weekend, with around 80 entries in total. Sisters Jean Robertson and Nan Mort supported the charity event at the Vidlin Hall on Sunday by judging the entries to the show....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (115+ words) SCOTLAND’s first sighting of an Egyptian Nightjar bird brought excitement to bird enthusiasts in Shetland yesterday (Saturday). The bird was spotted by Virkie by Roger Riddington. It is only the third sighting in Britain on record, with the previous ones…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (858+ words) CLIMATE was back in the spotlight on Saturday as Shetland Islands Council (SIC) hosted its annual festival on the topic. There was a range of exhibitors and talks at the Clickimin in Lerwick as well as poetry, local produce cooking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (640+ words) A COUNCILLOR who is a trustee of the group which runs Scalloway Museum says it is “staggering” that the village’s castle remains closed many years after being shut to the public. Stephen Leask, who is a trustee of the Shetland…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1379+ words) SHETLAND can at times feel a long, long way from the technological hubbub of cities and the mainland. But could the isles play host to a data centre in the future? Data centres are in effect warehouses which host vital…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (163+ words) SHETLAND’S MP and MSP have stopped short of supporting a unified statement calling for a pause on new energy developments in the isles. Both Alistair Carmichael and Hannah Mary Goodlad said that the document, which was started by a Highlands…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (315+ words) STORING locally generated renewable energy and how that can deliver greater benefits for communities will be the basis of an online talk later this month. UHI North, West and Hebrides will bring together international experts on Wednesday 26 August to discuss…...