<![CDATA[Shetland News Feed]]> http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/ en-gb Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:59:13 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[Shetland artist has puffin piece showcased at highly respected London exhibition]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-artist-has-puffin-piece-showcased-at-highly-respect-446732/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-artist-has-puffin-piece-showcased-at-highly-respect-446732/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Isles’ wool company is offering a chance to win a ‘luxury’ mattress in its upcoming raffle]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/isles-wool-company-is-offering-a-chance-to-win-a-luxury-m-446747/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/isles-wool-company-is-offering-a-chance-to-win-a-luxury-m-446747/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:34:30 GMT <![CDATA[Sports Awards nominations are announced]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sports-awards-nominations-are-announced-446738/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/sports-awards-nominations-are-announced-446738/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:03:53 GMT <![CDATA[Teen suffering from kidney failure designs Christmas card to help other poorly bairns]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/teen-suffering-from-kidney-failure-designs-christmas-card-to-446730/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/teen-suffering-from-kidney-failure-designs-christmas-card-to-446730/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:27:31 GMT <![CDATA[Shetlander whose great-grandfather was a pallbearer for Ernest Shackleton in South Georgia joins the island’s heritage trust]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetlander-whose-great-grandfather-was-a-pallbearer-for-erne-446696/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetlander-whose-great-grandfather-was-a-pallbearer-for-erne-446696/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Owners of Da Wedding Shed decide with ‘very heavy hearts’ to close after more than a decade]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/owners-of-da-wedding-shed-decide-with-very-heavy-hearts-to-446689/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/owners-of-da-wedding-shed-decide-with-very-heavy-hearts-to-446689/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:02:13 GMT <![CDATA[HITA sponsors count down to anniversary awards night]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/hita-sponsors-count-down-to-anniversary-awards-night-446669/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/hita-sponsors-count-down-to-anniversary-awards-night-446669/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:58:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘Record number’ of flapper skate recorded in Fair Isle, survey reveals]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/record-number-of-flapperskates-recorded-in-fair-isle-surv-446675/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/record-number-of-flapperskates-recorded-in-fair-isle-surv-446675/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Delays expected for NorthLink passenger sailing]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/delays-expected-for-northlink-passenger-sailing-446674/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/delays-expected-for-northlink-passenger-sailing-446674/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:04:19 GMT <![CDATA[UPDATED: Single vessel service and bookings suspended on Yell Sound ferry service]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ferry-service-warns-of-potential-service-disruption-due-to-s-446663/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ferry-service-warns-of-potential-service-disruption-due-to-s-446663/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:57:28 GMT <![CDATA[Struggling parents to be offered health board roles in a bid to eradicate child poverty]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/struggling-parents-to-be-offered-health-board-roles-in-a-bid-446662/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/struggling-parents-to-be-offered-health-board-roles-in-a-bid-446662/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:00:37 GMT <![CDATA[First female sheriff welcomed to role at special event]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/first-female-sheriff-welcomed-to-role-at-special-event-446647/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/first-female-sheriff-welcomed-to-role-at-special-event-446647/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Family’s first cruise to Shetland completely transforms their opinion as they are blown away by the natural beauty]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/family-s-first-cruise-to-shetland-completely-transforms-thei-446646/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/family-s-first-cruise-to-shetland-completely-transforms-thei-446646/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:05:28 GMT <![CDATA[Passenger ferry faces delays due to severe gales and very rough seas]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/passenger-ferry-faces-delays-due-to-severe-gales-and-very-ro-446644/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/passenger-ferry-faces-delays-due-to-severe-gales-and-very-ro-446644/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:23:13 GMT <![CDATA[No one injured after two car crash in Lerwick]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/no-one-injured-after-two-car-crash-in-lerwick-446637/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/no-one-injured-after-two-car-crash-in-lerwick-446637/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:23:13 GMT <![CDATA[Author whose Fetlar childhood inspired passion for fantastical tales is poised to release the final gripping novel in her dystopian series for young adults]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/author-whose-fetlar-childhood-inspired-passion-for-fantastic-446635/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/author-whose-fetlar-childhood-inspired-passion-for-fantastic-446635/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:24:29 GMT <![CDATA[NATURE: Westerly winds bring another rare American migrant]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/westerly-winds-bring-another-rare-american-migrant-446631/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/westerly-winds-bring-another-rare-american-migrant-446631/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bumper livestock season continues at Shetland Flock Book Sale with great show of rams breaking £1,000 mark on 29 occasions]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/bumper-livestock-season-continues-at-shetland-flock-book-sal-446630/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/bumper-livestock-season-continues-at-shetland-flock-book-sal-446630/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:42:21 GMT <![CDATA[Cook guages interest in new meals on wheels venture delivering hot nourishing lunches to older folk]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/cook-guages-interest-in-new-meals-on-wheels-venture-deliveri-446629/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/cook-guages-interest-in-new-meals-on-wheels-venture-deliveri-446629/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:04:43 GMT <![CDATA[Emergency services attend two car crash in Lerwick]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/emergency-services-attend-two-car-crash-in-lerwick-446624/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/emergency-services-attend-two-car-crash-in-lerwick-446624/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:20:32 GMT <![CDATA[Shetland has highest share of business founders under 25 in Scotland, figures reveal]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-has-highest-share-of-business-founders-under-25-in-446562/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/shetland-has-highest-share-of-business-founders-under-25-in-446562/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:23:00 GMT <![CDATA[Lerwick postmaster saves the day after shock closure of Orkney’s main post office]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/lerwick-postmaster-saves-the-day-after-shock-closure-of-orkn-446611/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/lerwick-postmaster-saves-the-day-after-shock-closure-of-orkn-446611/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:07:44 GMT <![CDATA[OPINION: ‘We are now, quite literally, a tunnelling nation’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/opinion-we-are-now-quite-literally-a-tunnelling-nation-446610/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/opinion-we-are-now-quite-literally-a-tunnelling-nation-446610/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:51:59 GMT <![CDATA[STRAIGHT TALKING: Sure, independence is a good thing, but is it really our greatest good?]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/straight-talking-sure-independence-is-a-good-thing-but-is-446602/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/straight-talking-sure-independence-is-a-good-thing-but-is-446602/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ferry delays forecast as gale warnings issued]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ferry-delays-forecast-as-gale-warnings-issued-446604/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/ferry-delays-forecast-as-gale-warnings-issued-446604/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:24:35 GMT <![CDATA[TIMES PAST: New cinema and music venue proposed; food hygiene failings; 198 apply to be council chief on £13k; ward closure shelved; council blamed for ‘stagnation’]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/times-past-new-cinema-and-music-venue-proposed-food-hygien-446599/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/times-past-new-cinema-and-music-venue-proposed-food-hygien-446599/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:50:47 GMT <![CDATA[Salmon farmers find fishing nets, ropes, plastic bottles and driftwood during annual beach clean]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/salmon-farmers-find-fishing-nets-ropes-plastic-bottles-and-446593/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/salmon-farmers-find-fishing-nets-ropes-plastic-bottles-and-446593/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[Isles agricultural student wins Farmers Weekly award at London prize-giving]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/isles-agricultural-student-wins-farmers-weekly-award-at-lond-446563/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/isles-agricultural-student-wins-farmers-weekly-award-at-lond-446563/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kind-hearted ex-paratrooper abandons ‘dream island’ crowdfunder to buy ‘robotic legs’ for dear friend instead]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/kind-hearted-ex-paratrooper-abandons-dream-island-crowdfun-446592/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/kind-hearted-ex-paratrooper-abandons-dream-island-crowdfun-446592/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:27:15 GMT <![CDATA[‘My heart bleeds’ - MSPs cheer as Goodlad attacks Reform over ‘disrespectful’ language]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/my-heart-bleeds-msps-cheer-as-goodlad-attacks-reform-ove-446590/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/my-heart-bleeds-msps-cheer-as-goodlad-attacks-reform-ove-446590/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:46:37 GMT <![CDATA[Historic home with its own chapel is available for as little as £80k]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/historic-home-with-its-own-chapel-is-available-for-as-little-446589/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/historic-home-with-its-own-chapel-is-available-for-as-little-446589/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:10:06 GMT <![CDATA[‘We really need input from people’ - Lerwick 28 asks folk to complete survey as Lerwick bids to become UK’s first town of culture]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/we-really-need-input-from-people-shetland-arts-asks-folk-446568/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/we-really-need-input-from-people-shetland-arts-asks-folk-446568/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:07:18 GMT <![CDATA[One last look at S-92 as new aircraft is put through its paces]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/one-last-look-at-s-92-as-new-aircraft-is-put-through-its-pac-446518/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/one-last-look-at-s-92-as-new-aircraft-is-put-through-its-pac-446518/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘We are loving it here’ - Unst welcomes its first African family to make their home there since the Second World War]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/african-family-makes-shetland-home-for-the-first-time-since-446528/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/african-family-makes-shetland-home-for-the-first-time-since-446528/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:09:29 GMT <![CDATA[POLL: Would high fuel prices make you consider a switch to electric vehicles?]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/poll-would-high-fuel-prices-make-you-consider-a-switch-to-e-446514/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/poll-would-high-fuel-prices-make-you-consider-a-switch-to-e-446514/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Auctioneer beams over livestock demand after prices ‘blew the roof’ off marts]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/auctioneer-beams-over-livestock-demand-after-prices-blew-th-446517/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/auctioneer-beams-over-livestock-demand-after-prices-blew-th-446517/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:22:59 GMT <![CDATA[New freight-flex vessels are named after 800 members of the public vote for their favourite]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/new-freight-flex-vessels-are-named-after-800-members-of-the-446508/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/new-freight-flex-vessels-are-named-after-800-members-of-the-446508/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:46:44 GMT <![CDATA[Delays forecast for NorthLink freight sailing]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/delays-forecast-for-northlink-freight-sailing-446505/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/delays-forecast-for-northlink-freight-sailing-446505/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:26:46 GMT <![CDATA[Agreement could formally recognise the work of coastguard volunteers]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/agreement-could-formally-recognise-the-work-of-coastguard-vo-446486/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/agreement-could-formally-recognise-the-work-of-coastguard-vo-446486/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘Disappointed but not surprised’ - pool campaigners say opportunity for public engagement over Scalloway pool has been undermined]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/disappointed-but-not-surprised-pool-campaigners-say-oppo-446466/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/disappointed-but-not-surprised-pool-campaigners-say-oppo-446466/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Man fined £1,800 after racially aggravated outburst in chip shop]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/man-fined-1-800-after-racially-aggravated-outburst-in-chip-446464/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/man-fined-1-800-after-racially-aggravated-outburst-in-chip-446464/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:32:37 GMT <![CDATA[Redman’s star year has not gone unnoticed with another call up to the national team for next season]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/redman-s-star-year-has-not-gone-unnoticed-with-another-call-446467/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/redman-s-star-year-has-not-gone-unnoticed-with-another-call-446467/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:40:28 GMT <![CDATA[‘Oh yes they will!’ - Drama group ‘over the moon’ to have secured venue for this year’s pantomime]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/oh-yes-they-will-drama-group-over-the-moon-to-have-se-446491/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/lifestyle/oh-yes-they-will-drama-group-over-the-moon-to-have-se-446491/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:59:00 GMT <![CDATA[Netballers’ fundraising efforts continue on the road to Jersey competition]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/netballers-fundraising-efforts-continue-on-the-road-to-jers-446474/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/sport/netballers-fundraising-efforts-continue-on-the-road-to-jers-446474/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Drink driver who overturned car was over three times the limit]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/drink-driver-who-overturned-car-was-over-three-times-the-lim-446462/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/drink-driver-who-overturned-car-was-over-three-times-the-lim-446462/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:03:34 GMT <![CDATA[Foreign-crewed longliner that attacked a Shetland trawler has run aground off Orkney]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/foregn-crewed-longliner-that-attacked-a-shetland-trawler-has-446421/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/foregn-crewed-longliner-that-attacked-a-shetland-trawler-has-446421/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:01:28 GMT <![CDATA[Senior nurse’s bairns clothing start-up is a Business Gateway success story after career break sees lifelong hobby become a thriving enterprise]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/senior-nurse-s-bairns-clothing-start-up-is-a-business-gatewa-446420/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/senior-nurse-s-bairns-clothing-start-up-is-a-business-gatewa-446420/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kayakers rescue ‘Lucky’ the fulmar chick and spend three weeks nurturing it back to health]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/kayakers-rescue-lucky-the-fulmar-chick-and-spend-three-wee-446415/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/kayakers-rescue-lucky-the-fulmar-chick-and-spend-three-wee-446415/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:28:59 GMT <![CDATA[‘I'm just over the moon’ - Fullerton’s fantastic fundraising reaches six figures]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/im-just-over-the-moon-fullerton-s-fantastic-fundraising-446406/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/im-just-over-the-moon-fullerton-s-fantastic-fundraising-446406/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:12:42 GMT <![CDATA[Unpaid work order for man who assaulted woman and threatened to set fire to himself]]> https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/unpaid-work-order-for-man-who-assaulted-woman-and-threatened-446398/ https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/unpaid-work-order-for-man-who-assaulted-woman-and-threatened-446398/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT