Scotland had higher rates of child poverty than England. Today, they’re significantly lower. That is not an accident. It’s the result ...

SHETLAND Islands Council’s former children’s service director Helen Budge has been awarded an MBE. She was given the title in the King’s 2025 birthday honours list for services to education. An ...

Dastreen de wir da Annual General Meeting o da Shetland Cattle Herd Book Society. Kent as da Herd Book da first meeting wis in 1910. Danadays dey wir da kye at aaeen keepit. Da lairds, da fairmers an ...

THERE is “widespread concern” among local crofters over the introduction of the Scottish Government’s whole farm plan (WFP) scheme, a study has found. As part of her honours degree in agriculture at ...

‘STREET pastors’ could be introduced in Lerwick as part of measures to try to curb anti-social behaviour. The Church of Scotland said it is looking forward to extending street pastors’ “listening, ...

THERE is “genuine concern” in the Brae community over speeding and safety with increased traffic expected over the coming months during a nearby road closure. The A968 Dales Lees road between Voe and ...

A SUBSEA cable which could “transform connectivity” in Shetland is set to be explored by the newly merged VodafoneThree. The mobile network giant has announced it will carry out a feasibility study ...

JACK Reacher author Lee Child is set to be one of the big names headlining the returning Shetland Noir festival in 2026. Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers, with the Jack Reacher ...

STORAGE cupboards could be turned into rooms for children with additional support needs (ASN) at Aith Junior High School in plans that have been slammed by parents. Emily Jamieson says she feels like ...