A LERWICK swimming club is celebrating after winning a coveted national award. Lerwick Amateur Swimming Club (Lerwick ASC) has been named club of the year by Scottish Swimming. The prize was given out at a ceremony at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on Saturday night. Read more Shetland News …

SCOTTISH finance secretary John Swinney has confirmed that the revenue gap required to run Shetland’s inter-island ferries – estimated to be nearly £6 million – will be covered by the government. Shetland Islands Council runs ferry services to nine islands, carrying around 750,000 passengers every year on its 12 ferries. During the next financial year, […] Shetland News …