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Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas and a good new year

AS THE year draws to a close, we wish to offer our sincere thanks to all our readers, advertisers, contributors and supporters who all play their valuable part in ensuring that Shetland News exists and continues to report the local news in a way you have come to appreciate. Read more Shetland News …



‘Third generation’ jarl leads most northerly Up Helly Aa

IT IS a “humbling” moment this weekend for Norik jarl Ashley Spence leads Shetland’s most northerly Up Helly Aa. The 34-year-old is following in family footsteps, with his grandad jarl in 1986 and his father then leading the Unst event a decade later. Read more Shetland News …



Local produce showcased at Taste of Shetland food and drink festival

THE TWO-day Taste of Shetland food and drink festival kicked off at the Clickimin earlier today (Saturday) with a range of live cooking demonstrations, workshops and stalls. Chair of Shetland Food & Drink Marian Armitage said there was a “buzz” around the Clickimin as visitors sampled various foods and watched the live shows. Read more Shetland News …



‘A one-off who will be sadly missed’

TRIBUTES have been paid to former BBC cameraman John Waters who passed away last Thursday, aged 79. John was a familiar face throughout Shetland having covered most of the major news stories since the early 1990s. Read more Shetland News …