<![CDATA[Shetland News Feed]]> http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/ en-gb Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:40:30 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/ <![CDATA[Shetland News Feed]]> http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/km-logo.png <![CDATA[Gothenburg Great Neil Simpson set to visit the isles for book signing]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/gothenburg-great-neil-simpson-set-to-visit-the-isles-for-boo-445018/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/gothenburg-great-neil-simpson-set-to-visit-the-isles-for-boo-445018/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Search is on for new names for freight flex vessels]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/search-is-on-for-new-names-for-freight-flex-vessels-445054/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/search-is-on-for-new-names-for-freight-flex-vessels-445054/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:09:30 GMT <![CDATA[‘Something really has to be done’: Woman pleas for action after car crashes into her house]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/something-really-has-to-be-done-woman-pleas-for-action-af-445012/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/something-really-has-to-be-done-woman-pleas-for-action-af-445012/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mission control centre added to SaxaVord proposals for former RAF site]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/mission-control-centre-added-to-saxavord-proposals-for-forme-445025/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/mission-control-centre-added-to-saxavord-proposals-for-forme-445025/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Blyde Welcome owner shortlisted for major industry award]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-hospitality-business-owner-shortlisted-for-prestigi-445011/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-hospitality-business-owner-shortlisted-for-prestigi-445011/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:03:15 GMT <![CDATA[Fishing leaders to consider consultation on inshore marine protected areas]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sfa-to-consider-while-sff-has-given-an-initial-positive-re-444991/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sfa-to-consider-while-sff-has-given-an-initial-positive-re-444991/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Inspectors seek improvements in education planning at North Isle primary school]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/inspectors-seek-improvements-in-education-planning-at-north-445006/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/inspectors-seek-improvements-in-education-planning-at-north-445006/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Prime minister under pressure to stop Rosebank, as government sanctions groups supporting Israeli settlements]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/prime-minister-under-pressure-to-stop-rosebank-as-governme-444974/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/prime-minister-under-pressure-to-stop-rosebank-as-governme-444974/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘No alternative’ as Shetland Islands Council set to ‘fundamentally redesign’ care service]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/no-alternative-as-shetland-islands-council-set-to-fundame-444996/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/no-alternative-as-shetland-islands-council-set-to-fundame-444996/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Okroj siblings bag medals while swimmers collect personal bests at North District Sprints]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/okroj-siblings-bag-medals-while-swimmers-collect-personal-be-444933/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/okroj-siblings-bag-medals-while-swimmers-collect-personal-be-444933/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SIC projecting £550k income from Viking wind farm this year]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-projecting-550k-income-from-viking-wind-farm-this-year-444966/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-projecting-550k-income-from-viking-wind-farm-this-year-444966/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:35:53 GMT <![CDATA[Fishing fleet loses one of its greatest leaders]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/fishing-fleet-loses-one-of-its-greatest-leaders-444956/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/fishing-fleet-loses-one-of-its-greatest-leaders-444956/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:42:42 GMT <![CDATA[Food and drink sector praised ahead of Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/food-and-drink-sector-praised-ahead-of-highlands-islands-t-444635/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/food-and-drink-sector-praised-ahead-of-highlands-islands-t-444635/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:57:00 GMT <![CDATA[LETTER : Who runs the council? On the surface it is the councillors, but is it really the officials? Can they do whatever they want?]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/letter-who-runs-the-council-on-the-surface-it-is-the-coun-444951/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/letter-who-runs-the-council-on-the-surface-it-is-the-coun-444951/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:39:31 GMT <![CDATA[Consider difference social care makes to people in isles, councillors urged]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/consider-difference-social-care-makes-to-people-in-isles-co-444931/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/consider-difference-social-care-makes-to-people-in-isles-co-444931/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:05:29 GMT <![CDATA[Councillor shocked by ‘utterly abhorrent’ attitude against life-saving charity]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/councillor-shocked-by-utterly-abhorrent-attitude-against-l-444924/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/councillor-shocked-by-utterly-abhorrent-attitude-against-l-444924/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SIC’s £30k spend per secondary pupil is more than it costs to attend a prestigious private school in Edinburgh]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-s-30k-spend-per-secondary-pupil-is-more-than-it-costs-t-444914/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-s-30k-spend-per-secondary-pupil-is-more-than-it-costs-t-444914/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:14:15 GMT <![CDATA[Work ongoing to get Shetland care home open again, meeting hears]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/work-ongoing-to-get-shetland-care-home-open-again-meeting-h-444900/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/work-ongoing-to-get-shetland-care-home-open-again-meeting-h-444900/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘If I’d turned into the junction, I’d be dead’ - Calls made to avoid dangerous overtaking in Quarff after close shaves]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/if-i-d-turned-into-the-junction-i-d-be-dead-calls-made-444903/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/if-i-d-turned-into-the-junction-i-d-be-dead-calls-made-444903/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SEPA issues ‘early warning’ for water scarcity in Shetland]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sepa-issues-early-warning-for-water-scarcity-in-shetland-444901/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sepa-issues-early-warning-for-water-scarcity-in-shetland-444901/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SIC could pilot its own peatland restoration project]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-could-pilot-its-own-peatland-restoration-project-444899/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-could-pilot-its-own-peatland-restoration-project-444899/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NATURE: The first Egyptian nightjar recorded in the British Isles more than a century ago was shot and taxidermied]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/nature-the-first-egyptian-nightjar-recorded-in-the-british-444896/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/nature-the-first-egyptian-nightjar-recorded-in-the-british-444896/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Road floods beside unauthorised caravan park development]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/road-floods-beside-unauthorised-caravan-park-development-444895/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/road-floods-beside-unauthorised-caravan-park-development-444895/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[SIC to explore all options for Lerwick Lanes development]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-to-explore-all-options-for-lerwick-lanes-development-444888/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-to-explore-all-options-for-lerwick-lanes-development-444888/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[From Mid Yell Primary School to the Ministry of Defence - New report reveals ‘significant benefits’ in the North Isles after fibre connectivity project]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/from-mid-yell-primary-school-to-the-ministry-of-defence-ne-444890/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/from-mid-yell-primary-school-to-the-ministry-of-defence-ne-444890/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[COMMENT: SNP ‘paints itself into a corner’ with second independence referendum call]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/comment-snp-paints-itself-into-a-corner-with-second-indep-444893/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/comment-snp-paints-itself-into-a-corner-with-second-indep-444893/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Two seasoned Shetland bands to bring their heavy riffs south]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/two-seasoned-shetland-bands-to-bring-their-heavy-riffs-south-444874/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/two-seasoned-shetland-bands-to-bring-their-heavy-riffs-south-444874/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Fraser Cup win solidifies prize run for the Bonnie Isle just weeks after topping the Ocean Kinetics League]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/fraser-cup-win-solidifies-prize-run-for-the-bonnie-isle-just-444877/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/fraser-cup-win-solidifies-prize-run-for-the-bonnie-isle-just-444877/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Successful weekend for Shetland Camera Club at local and national competitions]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/successful-weekend-for-shetland-camera-club-at-local-and-nat-444868/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/successful-weekend-for-shetland-camera-club-at-local-and-nat-444868/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘Ambition at the heart’ of NHS reform says Hannah Mary Goodlad, while Carmichael again warns that ‘ the devil is going to be in the detail’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ambition-at-the-heart-of-nhs-reform-says-hannah-mary-goodl-444873/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ambition-at-the-heart-of-nhs-reform-says-hannah-mary-goodl-444873/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[OPINION: ‘The sky’s the limit’ - From up-and-coming space sector to long-established rural industries, Shetland’s economy can thrive with the right government support]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/opinion-the-sky-s-the-limit-from-up-and-coming-space-se-444865/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/opinion-the-sky-s-the-limit-from-up-and-coming-space-se-444865/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Digital memorial launched to celebrate life of a special strongman]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/digital-memorial-launched-to-celebrate-life-of-a-special-str-444670/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/digital-memorial-launched-to-celebrate-life-of-a-special-str-444670/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Fair Isle’s new ferry is “almost complete” - but won’t enter service until next spring]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/fair-isle-s-new-ferry-is-almost-complete-but-won-t-enter-444860/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/fair-isle-s-new-ferry-is-almost-complete-but-won-t-enter-444860/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[TIMES PAST: Plane nose dives after lightning strike; visiting vessel had polar bear on board; fishing boat sinks; paper to publish list of stray pigeons; Slap property row and more]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/times-past-plane-nose-dives-after-lightning-strike-visitin-444864/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/times-past-plane-nose-dives-after-lightning-strike-visitin-444864/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 07:03:18 GMT <![CDATA[STRAIGHT TALKING: Scalloway pool campaigners are showing ‘determined grit that would have done John Nicolson proud’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/straight-talking-scalloway-pool-campaigners-are-showing-de-444863/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/straight-talking-scalloway-pool-campaigners-are-showing-de-444863/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:20:22 GMT <![CDATA[Young writers beam with pride after recognition of their talent]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/young-writers-beam-with-pride-after-recognition-of-their-tal-444853/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/young-writers-beam-with-pride-after-recognition-of-their-tal-444853/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Council overrides its own councillors by supporting a developer’s appeal against their refusal of housing plans in ‘rural idyll’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/council-overrides-its-own-councillors-by-supporting-a-develo-444857/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/council-overrides-its-own-councillors-by-supporting-a-develo-444857/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:18:51 GMT <![CDATA[Flea asks planning officer ‘can anyone build anything in Shetland and get away with it’?]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/flea-asks-planning-officer-can-anyone-build-anything-in-she-444856/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/flea-asks-planning-officer-can-anyone-build-anything-in-she-444856/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 05:38:45 GMT <![CDATA[Government ‘strikingly blind’ to the value of fishing industry, report claims]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/government-strikingly-blind-to-the-value-of-fishing-indust-444855/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/government-strikingly-blind-to-the-value-of-fishing-indust-444855/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Campaigners can cut it as efforts made to improve closed pool grounds]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/campaigners-can-cut-it-as-efforts-made-to-improve-closed-poo-444819/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/campaigners-can-cut-it-as-efforts-made-to-improve-closed-poo-444819/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:32:48 GMT <![CDATA[Susie delighted to win fundraising stay in luxury home]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/susie-delighted-to-win-fundraising-stay-in-luxury-home-444772/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/susie-delighted-to-win-fundraising-stay-in-luxury-home-444772/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:52:01 GMT <![CDATA[New airline confirms interest in serving Shetland routes - offering competition to Loganair and potential for cheaper fares]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/loganair-could-face-competition-in-the-isles-as-air-charter-444771/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/loganair-could-face-competition-in-the-isles-as-air-charter-444771/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Planning objection raised against ‘needless destruction of environment’ at Lerwick Hotel by community council]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/planning-objection-raised-against-needless-destruction-of-e-444766/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/planning-objection-raised-against-needless-destruction-of-e-444766/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[POLL: Would you vote in favour of Scottish independence?]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/poll-would-you-vote-in-favour-of-scottish-independence-444765/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/poll-would-you-vote-in-favour-of-scottish-independence-444765/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[Revised Shetland-specific energy moratorium statement written and sent to isles MP and MSP after they stopped short of backing national call]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/revised-shetland-specific-energy-moratorium-statement-writte-444764/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/revised-shetland-specific-energy-moratorium-statement-writte-444764/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:35:17 GMT <![CDATA[Rare bird visits isles just days after Egyptian nightjar was spotted]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/rare-bird-visits-isles-just-days-after-egyptian-nightjar-was-444753/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/rare-bird-visits-isles-just-days-after-egyptian-nightjar-was-444753/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:20:35 GMT <![CDATA[Talks will offer chance to learn more about Viking Genes]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/talks-will-offer-chance-to-learn-more-about-viking-genes-444746/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/talks-will-offer-chance-to-learn-more-about-viking-genes-444746/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:22:42 GMT <![CDATA[Leask presses transport secretary to attend aviation summit to tackle ‘repeated failures’ in island air travel]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/leask-presses-transport-secretary-to-attend-aviation-summnit-444737/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/leask-presses-transport-secretary-to-attend-aviation-summnit-444737/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:17 GMT <![CDATA[Shetland’s strongest men and women crowned at weightlifting event]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/strongman-and-woman-crowned-444736/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/strongman-and-woman-crowned-444736/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:04:52 GMT <![CDATA[‘if you want less of something, you tax it’: Dump charges will increase risk of fly-tipping, community councillor says]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/if-you-want-less-of-something-you-tax-it-dump-charges-wi-444728/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/if-you-want-less-of-something-you-tax-it-dump-charges-wi-444728/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT