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Shetland News 6th January 2026

Snowy Shetland photo gallery

IT MAY have caused travel disruption and closed schools, but at least the snow has created plenty of fun for Shetland’s bairns – and provided some stunning backdrops for photos too. Folk have been sending us winter photos over the recent days – and we did not even need to ask. Read more Shetland News …

Shetland News 20th December 2025

Delting Disaster remembered 125 years on

A HEADLINE in the old Shetland News back in December 1900 sums it up – a “terrible disaster in Shetland”. On Sunday (21 December) it will be 125 years to the day since 22 fishermen lost their lives in what became known as the Delting Disaster. Read more Shetland News …

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Shetland News

  • Man fined after police assaults and cell urination
    by Shetland News on 11th March 2026 at 12:01 pm

    A LERWICK man who attacked two police officers and urinated in his police cell after a Christmas do has been fined and ordered to pay the cleaning costs. Denniss Bolbocanu, who is originally from Latvia but now lives in Robertson Crescent, also admitted abusing the police officers with homophobic terms on 14 December 2025. Read more

  • Skerries ferry out of action after rope wound up in propellor
    by Chris Cope on 11th March 2026 at 11:28 am

    THE SKERRIES ferry Filla has been taken out of service after rope was wound up in her propellor. It comes as three other Shetland Islands Council ferries – the Geira, Daggri and Hendra – are currently out of action due to planned dry dock, reducing some services to a single vessel. Read more

  • Lib Dem and SNP candidates clash over energy policy
    by Ryan Nicolson on 11th March 2026 at 9:58 am

    TWO ELECTION candidates have clashed again over energy, with SNP hopeful Hannah Mary Goodlad accusing Emma Macdonald of having “nothing to show” for years of campaigning for a ‘Shetland tariff’. Read more

  • Convener Manson vows to ‘fight on’ after call for her to quit
    by Shetland News on 10th March 2026 at 5:51 pm

    COUNCIL convener Andrea Manson has vowed to fight on and to try “clear her name” in the wake of a call for her to quit. In an interview with BBC Radio Shetland tonight (Tuesday), Manson said that she was going to “fall on my sword” and resign before receiving an “overwhelming” swell of public support. Read more

  • Also in the news 10 March 2026
    by Shetland News on 10th March 2026 at 4:30 pm

    MUSIC fans can start getting their diaries out and planning for the Shetland Folk Festival after the concert programme for this year’s event was released. Early membership holders will get the first chance to buy tickets on Monday 16 March. The festival is taking place between 30 April to 3 May. Read more