BON Accord Accountancy is set to change ownership and its name as its current owner steps into retirement. The accountancy firm’s Shetland branch, which is based at North Ness Business Park in Lerwick ...

THE UK’s first vertical rocket launch into space is set to happen within one year from the space port currently being developed in Unst. That is the firm belief of Mark Garnier MP, the vice chair of ...

LERWICK Town Hall is flying the council flag at half-mast to mark the passing of former councillor Geoff Feather whose funeral is taking place today (Monday). He was elected to represent the ward of ...

FORTY people in Shetland have now tested positive for coronavirus. The number is up four from yesterday (Friday) and the number of deaths in Scotland has risen to 218 from 172. Throughout Scotland ...

ALL DAY and evening classes at Shetland College today (Thursday) are likely to be affected due to strike action from lecturers’ union EIS-FELA. The national strike action is taking place across ...

PREVENTION training for dealing with people who may be suicidal is set to be offered in the isles more frequently after two ...

NHS Shetland’s director of pharmacy has praised the work of his team after being given a prestigious fellowship from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Anthony McDavitt was one of 13 pharmacists based ...

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised to send a  Shetland team to the Scottish learning disability sports games in July thanks ...

IT IS fair to say the 15th of April was a day of big celebration for Jonathon Scott. He had been celebrating his daughter’s 18th birthday when more good news popped up in his email inbox later that ...

SHETLAND MSP Beatrice Wishart voted against the assisted dying bill which passed its first stage in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday evening. The controversial bill, proposed by Orkney’s Liberal ...

ROYAL Mail has been accused of ignoring a growing crisis in Shetland, with postal staff leaving “in droves” due to low pay ...

SPURS, Scalloway and Whalsay are into the second round of the Highland Amateur Cup after beating fellow isles’ opposition ...