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Shetland News 3rd July 2025
Sailors defy age to raise thousands for Viking Genes project through fishing fundraiser
FOUR FISHERMEN with a combined age of 310 took a 100-year-old boat off for a day of fishing to raise vital funds for the Viking Genes research project yesterday (Wednesday). Read more Shetland News …
Shetland News 16th June 2025
Eighty-five year old preparing for remarkable Viking Genes fundraiser
A PENSIONER from Tresta is taking on a special sailing trip in a 100-year-old fishing boat to raise money for the Viking Genes community screening project. Robert Anderson, 85, will be joined by two other local men – giving the three a combined age of 250 years. Read more Shetland News …
Shetland News 30th May 2025
Clear plan for SSEN workers’ accommodation needed ‘quickly’, SIC leader says
TALKS are ongoing with energy developers about providing their own accommodation for workers on future projects – but concern has been raised at the pace of progress. Shetland Islands Council leader Emma Macdonald said she has a worry that “this isn’t happening quick enough”. Read more Shetland News …
Shetland News 26th April 2025
Politicians sign oil and gas jobs pledge after open letter from isles businesses
SHETLAND’S MP and MSP have signed a pledge to protect oil and gas jobs after posters put up in local shops accused the two of not backing the sector. Alistair Carmichael and Beatrice Wishart met representatives from the Unite union and two workplace reps from Sullom Voe on Friday. Read more Shetland News …
Shetland News 9th April 2025
Four reports of vandalism at historic sites in last couple of years
FOUR instances of vandalism have been recorded at historic sites in Shetland over the last couple of years. A freedom of information request by Shetland News to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) shows that three of the four incidents took place at the Clickimin Broch. The other was at Fort Charlotte in Lerwick. Read more Shetland News …
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Shetland News
- Concerns over oil firm’s involvement in teaching science to Shetland pupilsby Ryan Nicolson on 9th July 2025 at 5:11 pm
COMPANIES making money from oil should not be allowed to teach children about the environment, a Green MSP has claimed. Read more
- New Faroe tunnel, low crime rate and more…by Shetland News on 9th July 2025 at 5:08 pm
YET ANOTHER tunnel has been opened in Faroe, this time as part of an upgrade of road system that leads into the capital Tórshavn. The new 1. Read more
- Court round-up 9 Julyby Shetland News on 9th July 2025 at 3:27 pm
A WOMAN who punched and threatened her ex-husband’s new partner has had her sentence deferred to be of good behaviour. Ellen Martin, 52, shouted and swore at her son, her ex-husband and his new wife at Mareel on 14 June after they found themselves sitting a row apart at the cinema. Read more
- Ban for driver caught three times over cocaine limitby Shetland News on 9th July 2025 at 2:15 pm
A DRIVER stopped with over three times the legal limit for cocaine in his blood has been banned from the road and fined. Lewis Tait, 29, also had 734 microgrammes of Benzoylecgonine – a metabolite of cocaine – per litre of blood in his system on 22 January this year. Read more
- Husband who threatened to kill partner placed under supervisionby Shetland News on 9th July 2025 at 1:07 pm
Content warning: This story contains details of domestic abuse. If you have been affected by this issue, help is available. A HUSBAND who threatened to kill his partner at the end of a six month ordeal of abuse has been placed under supervision for two years. Read more