Category: News of Shetland

People are being urged to take their flu jab after cases of the virus more than doubled in a week leading to a sharp climb in hospital admissions.

The lifeboat was called out “as a precaution” according to local coastguard, and the trawler returned to harbour under her own steam

Columnist Laurie Goodlad takes a look at Shetland election candidates Hannah Mary Goodlad and Emma Macdonald and asks how we decided our future.

Board urges folk to get flu jab amid doubling of cases and steep rise in hospitalisations  Shetland Times

STRAIGHT TALKING: ‘Between a rock and a hard place’ – Who will stand up in Holyrood against energy companies ‘eager to sink their teeth into whatever they can extract from Shetland’?  Shetland Times

This week’s Times Past takes a look at The New Shetlander; a police investigation into school bullying, a serious shop fire in Lerwick … and more.

Sustainable Shetland’s Frank Hay fears that no lessons have been learned from the Viking Energy windfarm “debacle”.

NorthLink has warned for more weather-related disruption to its services tonight (Saturday).

Lifeboat assisting Peterhead trawler back to Lerwick  Shetland News

‘Cliff-edge cuts’ to key fishing stocks cannot continue, MP says  Shetland News