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Jarl’s squad on the rounds in Scalloway
Jarl Böðvar Bjarki has been leading his band of merry men through the streets and venues of Scalloway, Burra and Trondra. Click for full image. Peter Tait, of Trondra, is at the helm as Guizer Jarl as...
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Young John Arthur has plenty of bottle
A family walk over the festive season resulted in an unusual find for a young Vidlin lad. Twelve-year-old John Arthur Robertson was out walking on the shore at Grutwick with his uncle and young cousin...
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Yoal design heads round world
A model of the Fair Isle yoal Daisy (LK 2106) on display in the Scottish Fisheries Museum at Anstruther in Fife is the unassuming source of one of the most fashionable rowing craft on the water. The...
View ArticleCrofters urged to highlight unfair regulations
Crofters are being urged to compile a list of the penalties and red tape that makes life difficult for them to help inform a new inquiry. Isles MSP Tavish Scott has been contacted by former Aberdeen...
View ArticleAirline investigates fault that grounded Sumburgh-bound flight
An investigation is underway after a Sumburgh-bound commercial flight was forced to turn back to Aberdeen suffering an engine fault. The incident happened on Loganair’s flight BE6780 from Aberdeen on...
View ArticleGritting problems (Jane Leask)
This weekend my daughter crashed her car on ice on the road between Aith and Voe. She had to wait for someone to get her out of the car and although she was very shaken she is okay but the car is...
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New development manager confident of success
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed a new area manager for Shetland. Rachel Hunter succeeds Stuart Robertson who has taken up the role of director of digital at the development agency....
View ArticleHandcuffed man tried to run from police
Trying to run away from police while still in handcuffs proved costly for a man who appeared from custody at Lerwick Sheriff Court today. Christopher Watson, 31, of Lerwick’s Gilbertson Road, pleaded...
View ArticleGym equipment donated to school
Staff and pupils at Sandwick junior high school will be able to get fit thanks to a donation of gym equipment from BP. The company is updating its fitness suite at the Sullom Voe Terminal and had...
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Maggie Adamson to support former Runrig singer at Celtic Connections gig
Click on image to enlarge Shetland fiddler Maggie Adamson will be the special guest of former Runrig front man Donnie Munro when he appears at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow on Wednesday....
View ArticleMajor pipeline to Sullom Voe closed
A pipeline to the Sullom Voe oil terminal has been shut after a leak was found in an offshore installation. The closure of the Brent pipeline follows the discovery of an oil leak on the Cormorant Alpha...
View ArticleVenue gears up for its first Up-Helly-A’ hop
Mareel is gearing up to celebrate its first Up-Helly-A’ this month with a series of events including the first festival hop in the venue. The action begins on Up-Helly-A’ day itself with the Fiery...
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Eight candidates stand for Youth Parliament seats
This year’s Scottish Youth Parliament election will see eight candidates compete for two seats to represent Shetland from June 2013 to June 2015. Click for full image. They are Andrew Bain (Lerwick),...
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Folk festival line-up includes visitors from across the Pond
Click on image to enlarge The provisional line-up for this year’s Shetland Folk Festival includes 13 visiting bands with five high-class acts from across the Atlantic. The organisers of the 33rd...
View ArticleTrust chairman Ratter gives wind farm talk at Parliament event
The chairman of Shetland Charitable Trust Drew Ratter is in Edinburgh today to give a talk on the Viking Energy wind farm at an event in the Scottish Parliament. The event, Great Green Danes, was...
View ArticleWork begins to restore flow of Brent oil
Owners of the Cormorant Alpha platform Taqa Bratani have begun restoring the flow of oil through the Brent pipeline system following Monday’s precautionary shutdown. The pipeline, which is operated by...
View ArticleWhat’s On in Shetland – February 2013 + on
These details are subject to change or cancellation without prior notification. Check with organisers if unsure. Useful numbers: Islesburgh Community Centre – 01595 745100; Shetland Amenity Trust (SAT)...
View ArticleWhat’s On in Shetland – January 2013
These details are subject to change or cancellation without prior notification. Check with organisers if unsure. Also see www.shetlandtimes.co.uk for updates. Useful numbers: Islesburgh Community...
View ArticleMan accused of assault remanded in custody
A man accused of carrying out an assault and brandishing a bottle has been remanded in custody. Adam Nelson, 23, of Sandside in Firth has been charged with punching and kicking a man on the head at a...
View ArticlePlan for pupils to sit fewer exams
Parents will be consulted over possible changes to the schools system which could see secondary pupils sitting fewer exams. Youngsters in the middle years could find themselves sitting six subjects...
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