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The Latest Breaking News from Shetland

In Pictures: Burning galley provides fitting climax to Up Helly Aa revelry

The celebration of all things Viking culminated in a harbour blaze at the Shetland festival.

Evening Standard

Crowds gather in Shetland for Up Helly Aa fire festival

The festival dates to the 19th century.

The Independent UK

Fresh amber snow warning issued as wintry conditions bring disruption

Heavy snow is forecast in part of the Highlands, north-east Scotland and Shetland.

Evening Standard

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Red tape could ‘jeopardise’ Shetland space launch plans, expert warns

SaxaVord on the northernmost inhabited island of Unst is home to the UK’s only licensed ‘vertical launch’ spaceport.

Evening Standard

Inquiry into death of worker with Covid to consider safety measures on oil rig

Donald Singer, 66, died in hospital a month after being airlifted from the Ninian Southern Platform off Shetland in April 2020.

Evening Standard

Warning of disruption as 75mph gusts forecast

The Met Office has issued a yellow alert covering Orkney, Shetland and western parts of the Highlands and Argyll and Bute.

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Ashley Jensen is back solving murders in Shetland

DI Ruth Calder investigates the killing of a retired social worker. Plus: the final episode of scandal drama The Hack. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Man who murdered his partner in a hot tub sentenced to 25 years in prison

Claire Leveque travelled from Canada to live with her killer and his mother in October 2023, months before she was murdered.

Evening Standard

Man found guilty of murdering his partner in hot tub

Aren Pearson murdered Canadian national Claire Leveque at a property in the Sandness area on February 11, 2024.

Evening Standard

Shetland says tourist tax ‘doesn’t make sense’ for the islands

Councillors said the visitor levy ‘just isn’t the answer’ for the Scottish archipelago

The Independent UK

Two people taken to hospital following crash on Scottish island

TWO people have been taken to hospital following a two vehicle crash in Shetland ...

The National (Scotland)

'Not the answer': Councillors vote against introducing tourist tax

COUNCILLORS have formally decided against adopting a visitor levy in Shetland, with the focus instead placed on engaging with the Scottish…

The National (Scotland)

Subsea tunnels linking Scottish islands plans reach 'significant' step forward

A MILESTONE for plans to build a network of subsea tunnels linking islands in Shetland has been reached as pre-seismic studies on the potential…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish island lighthouse with links to Robert Louis Stevenson for sale for £350,000

The lighthouse complex was built by the family of Robert Louis Stevenson, and currently houses an artists’ residency

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Activist in 700 mile pilgrimage from Shetland urging Westminster to keep Rosebank ban

AN engineer undertaking a 700-mile pilgrimage from Shetland to London is urging the UK Government to “stick with” its decision to block the…

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Shetland to play ‘significant role’ in driving economic growth, says John Swinney

John Swinney has said Shetland will play a “significant role” in efforts to drive economic growth ahead of his visit to the islands ...

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Shetland will play ‘significant role’ in driving economic growth – Swinney

The First Minister travels to the islands on Wednesday.

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Scottish harbour receives £1.2m funding boost for ultra-deep-water quay

A SCOTTISH harbour has received a £1.2 million funding boost towards major plans for an ultra-deep-water quay ...

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CEO of Shetland spaceport dies months before first launch

THE founder of a Highlands spaceport has died just a few months before its first official launch ...

Evening Standard

SaxaVord founder and boss dies aged 67

Frank Strang was behind the UK’s first spaceport on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, Shetland.

The National (Scotland)

Tanks of water shipped to Scottish island up to five times a week amid low reserves

TANKS of treated water are being shipped to a Scottish island up to five times a week to combat low reserve levels ...

The National (Scotland)

Time Team archaeologists hunt for Viking boat burial on Scottish island

ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the much-loved show Time Team have excavated a site in Shetland in the hunt for a Viking boat burial ...

The Guardian - UK

The ‘wow’ factor: island hopping and otter spotting on a family break in Shetland

The spectacular Shetland archipelago – with its dive-bombing gannets, ancient settlements and endless horizons – is the perfect spot for a holiday with kids

The National (Scotland)

Woman freed after being 'trapped' by telephone box in Scottish island

A WOMAN has been freed after a phone box had to be “removed” by firefighters in Shetland ...

The National (Scotland)

‘Significant step’: Shetland tunnel plans advance to next stage

SHETLAND councillors have agreed to take forward proposals for the construction of tunnels between islands, describing the move as “a…

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