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’s council tax rise of 4.5 per cent is among the lowest in Scotland, according to chief executive Maggie Sandison. A rise of 10 per cent, for example, has now been approved in Orkney, while Western Isles council will increase its fee by five per cent – the same as Aberdeen. Some other local authorities […] Shetland News …