<![CDATA[Shetland News Feed]]> http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/ en-gb Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:16:34 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[Junior Up-Helly-Aa calls on young people to form squads for 2027]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/junior-up-helly-aa-calls-on-young-people-to-form-squads-for-448465/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/junior-up-helly-aa-calls-on-young-people-to-form-squads-for-448465/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:22:38 GMT <![CDATA[Kyle Tait makes last 64 in national darts tournament]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/kyle-tait-makes-last-64-in-national-darts-tournament-448431/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/kyle-tait-makes-last-64-in-national-darts-tournament-448431/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Scottish fishermen warn prime minister against further EU concessions ahead of Brussels summit]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-fishermen-warn-prime-minister-against-further-eu-co-448419/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-fishermen-warn-prime-minister-against-further-eu-co-448419/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[MP calls for support as agriculture faces ‘perfect storm’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/mp-calls-for-support-as-agriculture-faces-perfect-storm-448415/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/mp-calls-for-support-as-agriculture-faces-perfect-storm-448415/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Yellow weather warning: Gusts of 70mph or more expected to hit isles]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/yellow-weather-warning-gusts-of-70mph-or-more-expected-to-h-448420/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/yellow-weather-warning-gusts-of-70mph-or-more-expected-to-h-448420/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:45:02 GMT <![CDATA[Drivers warned of Fort Charlotte parking restrictions]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/drivers-warned-of-fort-charlotte-parking-restrictions-448411/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/drivers-warned-of-fort-charlotte-parking-restrictions-448411/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:52:03 GMT <![CDATA[Transport troubles to continue as NorthLink Ferries cancels more services due to stormy weather]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/transport-troubles-to-continue-as-northlink-ferries-cancels-448412/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/transport-troubles-to-continue-as-northlink-ferries-cancels-448412/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:47:15 GMT <![CDATA[Pelagic fishermen welcome big quota rises including 102 per cent increase in allowable mackerel catch]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/pelagic-fishermen-welcome-big-quota-rises-including-102-per-448409/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/pelagic-fishermen-welcome-big-quota-rises-including-102-per-448409/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:26:06 GMT <![CDATA[Goodlad to meet Loganair chief as scores of Shetlanders left stranded by travel disruption]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/goodlad-to-meet-loganair-chief-as-scores-of-shetlanders-left-448399/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/goodlad-to-meet-loganair-chief-as-scores-of-shetlanders-left-448399/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[SIC talks energy and transport at SNP’s Aberdeen conference]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-talks-energy-and-transport-at-snp-s-aberdeen-conference-448380/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sic-talks-energy-and-transport-at-snp-s-aberdeen-conference-448380/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[REVIEW: Gathered, Here has much variety and intrigue and shows how we are all, ultimately, connected]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/review-gathered-here-has-much-variety-and-intrigue-and-sho-448373/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/review-gathered-here-has-much-variety-and-intrigue-and-sho-448373/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[REVIEW: Rambling in Shetland offers us the pleasure of spending time in the company of a writer who has lived widely and has plenty left to say]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/review-rambling-in-shetland-offers-us-the-pleasure-of-spend-448368/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/review-rambling-in-shetland-offers-us-the-pleasure-of-spend-448368/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Story of forced migration and the battle for survival in The Tailor of Inverness]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/story-of-forced-migration-and-the-battle-for-survival-in-the-448293/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/story-of-forced-migration-and-the-battle-for-survival-in-the-448293/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Survey seeks islanders’ views on practical and financial barriers to electrical vehicles]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/survey-seeks-islanders-views-on-practical-and-financial-bar-448367/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/survey-seeks-islanders-views-on-practical-and-financial-bar-448367/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[Brenna Players shoot for glory with Wild West murder mystery]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/brenna-players-shoot-for-glory-with-wild-west-murder-mystery-448284/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/brenna-players-shoot-for-glory-with-wild-west-murder-mystery-448284/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Early departures, likely cancellations and services under review as NorthLink ferry disruption is set to continue]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/early-departures-likely-cancellations-and-services-under-re-448372/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/early-departures-likely-cancellations-and-services-under-re-448372/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:11:47 GMT <![CDATA[Orca watchers reminded to keep their distance after kayaker spotted among pod]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/orca-watchers-reminded-to-keep-their-distance-after-kayaker-448365/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/orca-watchers-reminded-to-keep-their-distance-after-kayaker-448365/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Inter-county pool player sets up small business recovering tables to give back to the game he loves]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/inter-county-pool-player-sets-up-small-business-recovering-t-448319/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/inter-county-pool-player-sets-up-small-business-recovering-t-448319/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NATURE: Radde’s warbler and mega-rare first winter chestnut bunting were among the notable recent sightings in Shetland]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/nature-radde-s-warbler-and-mega-rare-first-winter-chestnut-448363/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/nature-radde-s-warbler-and-mega-rare-first-winter-chestnut-448363/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Stunning properties available with significant price reductions - some with six figures slashed from market valuation]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/stunning-properties-available-with-significant-price-reducti-448362/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/stunning-properties-available-with-significant-price-reducti-448362/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:30:35 GMT <![CDATA[Police recruitment drive ramps up as young officer says she has ‘job like no other’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/police-recruitment-drive-ramps-up-as-young-officer-says-she-448379/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/police-recruitment-drive-ramps-up-as-young-officer-says-she-448379/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:47 GMT <![CDATA[Disruption expected on inter-isles ferries]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/disruption-expected-on-inter-isles-ferries-448334/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/disruption-expected-on-inter-isles-ferries-448334/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:35:00 GMT <![CDATA[Green councillor calls for food to be stockpiled at ‘community level’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/green-councillor-calls-for-food-to-be-stockpiled-at-communi-448234/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/green-councillor-calls-for-food-to-be-stockpiled-at-communi-448234/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Phantom of the Opera due for ghostly return at Halloween]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/phantom-of-the-opera-due-for-ghostly-return-at-halloween-448270/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/phantom-of-the-opera-due-for-ghostly-return-at-halloween-448270/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[TIMES PAST: Rhea farming; Jo Grimmond on tour; walrus in Whalsay; airstrip opens and Sandy’s 'Aroond in Circles' fundraiser]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/times-past-rhea-farming-jo-grimmond-on-tour-walrus-in-wha-448312/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/times-past-rhea-farming-jo-grimmond-on-tour-walrus-in-wha-448312/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[Shetland’s scallop industry shows continuous growth amid ‘major declines’ across Scotland]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-s-scallop-industry-shows-continuous-growth-amid-ma-448230/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-s-scallop-industry-shows-continuous-growth-amid-ma-448230/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[OPINION: As we enter another critical period for the catching sector, our fishing industries need a fair hearing in parliament and within government]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/opinion-as-we-enter-another-critical-period-for-the-catchin-448311/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/opinion-as-we-enter-another-critical-period-for-the-catchin-448311/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Police appeal after stolen white van found crashed in Lerwick]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/police-appeal-after-stolen-white-van-found-crashed-in-lerwic-448320/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/police-appeal-after-stolen-white-van-found-crashed-in-lerwic-448320/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:08:04 GMT <![CDATA[Isles runners overcome mountainous challenge in the Pyrenees]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/isles-runners-overcome-mountainous-challenge-in-the-pyrenees-448246/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/isles-runners-overcome-mountainous-challenge-in-the-pyrenees-448246/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:40:17 GMT <![CDATA[Ferries cancelled amid storm warnings]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ferries-cancelled-amid-storm-warnings-448316/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ferries-cancelled-amid-storm-warnings-448316/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:31:32 GMT <![CDATA[Isles business ‘couldn’t be prouder’ after being named picnic catering service of the year at national Prestige Awards]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/isles-business-couldn-t-be-prouder-after-being-named-picni-448310/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/isles-business-couldn-t-be-prouder-after-being-named-picni-448310/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:37:17 GMT <![CDATA[SOUNDING OFF Who is getting the good of Scotland’s fish? And why is it not Scotland?]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sounding-off-who-is-getting-the-good-of-scotland-s-fish-and-448309/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sounding-off-who-is-getting-the-good-of-scotland-s-fish-and-448309/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Stretch of A970 to close to allow for work on new water treatment plant]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/stretch-of-a970-to-close-to-allow-for-work-on-new-water-trea-448253/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/stretch-of-a970-to-close-to-allow-for-work-on-new-water-trea-448253/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[New laws could see those who damage subsea cables around Shetland jailed]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/new-laws-could-see-those-who-damage-subsea-cables-around-she-448286/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/new-laws-could-see-those-who-damage-subsea-cables-around-she-448286/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:46:47 GMT <![CDATA[Shetland Arts invites contributions ahead of the next Story Slam event]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-arts-invites-contributions-ahead-of-the-next-story-448257/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-arts-invites-contributions-ahead-of-the-next-story-448257/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Warnings of flooding and travel disruption as Storm Boelo hits Shetland this weekend]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/warnings-of-flooding-and-travel-disruption-as-storm-boleo-hi-448232/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/warnings-of-flooding-and-travel-disruption-as-storm-boleo-hi-448232/ Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:39:19 GMT <![CDATA[Norwegian choral concerts featuring Shetland fiddler and family hailed a ‘homecoming wrapped inside a cultural exchange’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/norwegian-choral-concerts-featuring-shetland-fiddler-and-fam-448223/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/norwegian-choral-concerts-featuring-shetland-fiddler-and-fam-448223/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Contemporary broch and feature film celebrating the isles’ diversity among proposals as voting opens for Lerwick 28 bid programme]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/contemporary-broch-and-feature-film-celebrating-the-isles-d-448200/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/contemporary-broch-and-feature-film-celebrating-the-isles-d-448200/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[NorthLink confirms weekend cancellations]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/northlink-confirms-weekend-cancellations-448216/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/northlink-confirms-weekend-cancellations-448216/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:09:32 GMT <![CDATA[Have your say on priorities for North Mainland over next 10 years]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/have-your-say-on-priorities-for-north-mainland-over-next-10-448197/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/have-your-say-on-priorities-for-north-mainland-over-next-10-448197/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘Why can’t we build a wind farm here?’ - GB Energy chief wants to see community-owned developments accessible for all]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/why-can-t-we-build-a-wind-farm-here-gb-energy-chief-wan-448198/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/why-can-t-we-build-a-wind-farm-here-gb-energy-chief-wan-448198/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Poll: Have you started stockpiling food and medicine?]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/poll-have-you-started-stockpiling-food-and-medicine-448183/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/poll-have-you-started-stockpiling-food-and-medicine-448183/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:21:49 GMT <![CDATA[‘High probability’ of cancellations for sailings this weekend, says NorthLink]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/high-probability-of-cancellations-for-sailings-this-weeken-448181/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/high-probability-of-cancellations-for-sailings-this-weeken-448181/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:12:29 GMT <![CDATA[National Wealth Fund powered by North Sea oil and gas can benefit generations, GB Energy boss says]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/national-wealth-fund-powered-by-north-sea-oil-and-gas-can-be-448147/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/national-wealth-fund-powered-by-north-sea-oil-and-gas-can-be-448147/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[GB Energy exploring how curtailed windfarm generation can be used locally as chief cites ‘huge fuel poverty challenge on the island’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/gb-energy-exploring-how-curtailed-windfarm-generation-can-be-448138/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/gb-energy-exploring-how-curtailed-windfarm-generation-can-be-448138/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:52:59 GMT <![CDATA[UPDATED: Landslide debris cleared allowing West Side road to reopen to traffic]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/landslide-brings-traffic-to-a-halt-on-west-side-road-448151/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/landslide-brings-traffic-to-a-halt-on-west-side-road-448151/ Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:36:02 GMT <![CDATA[Clear up operation as torrential rain and flooding hits town businesses]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/clear-up-operation-as-torrential-rain-and-flooding-hits-town-448125/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/clear-up-operation-as-torrential-rain-and-flooding-hits-town-448125/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:54:47 GMT <![CDATA[Man who throttled woman and spat on her in ‘very distressing case’ convicted at High Court in Edinburgh]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/man-who-throttled-woman-and-spat-on-her-in-very-distressing-448121/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/man-who-throttled-woman-and-spat-on-her-in-very-distressing-448121/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:41:32 GMT <![CDATA[‘We’re here to help,’ GB Energy bosses say after Brae Rural Energy Hub impresses]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/we-re-here-to-help-gb-energy-bosses-say-after-brae-rural-448109/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/we-re-here-to-help-gb-energy-bosses-say-after-brae-rural-448109/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:48:34 GMT <![CDATA[Councillor’s ‘considerable alarm’ after narrowly avoiding head on crash with tourist driving on wrong side of road]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/councillor-s-considerable-alarm-after-narrowly-avoiding-he-448091/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/councillor-s-considerable-alarm-after-narrowly-avoiding-he-448091/ Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:14:17 GMT