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Transport Bus fare cap trial gets underway - shetnews.co.uk
Transport Bus fare cap trial gets underway shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 30 January 2026 🕒 12:01 am
Holocaust Memorial Day remembered at Lerwick Town Hall - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Holocaust Memorial Day remembered at Lerwick Town Hall shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 2:30 pm
Freight boat cancelled and passenger sailings under review as NorthLink warns of more weather related disruption - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Freight boat cancelled and passenger sailings under review as NorthLink warns of more weather related disruption shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 1:40 pm
Community Holocaust memorial day marked at town hall - shetnews.co.uk
Community Holocaust memorial day marked at town hall shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 1:23 pm
MAIB Report: Flooding and foundering of the stern trawler Opportune approximately 36 nautical miles east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland - dft-newsroom.prgloo.com
MAIB Report: Flooding and foundering of the stern trawler Opportune approximately 36 nautical miles east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland dft-newsroom.prgloo.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:33 pm
‘Nobody has the right to touch my car’ - Offensive ‘learn to park’ notices provoke severe criticism - shetlandtimes.co.uk
‘Nobody has the right to touch my car’ - Offensive ‘learn to park’ notices provoke severe criticism shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 12:23 pm
Passengers on cancelled Up-Helly-Aa cruise say 200 people on board suffering from vomiting bug - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Passengers on cancelled Up-Helly-Aa cruise say 200 people on board suffering from vomiting bug shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 8:27 am
Lerwick Up-Helly-Aa Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson reveals Highlander themed inspiration for ‘Kurgan’ helmets - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Lerwick Up-Helly-Aa Guizer Jarl Lynden Nicolson reveals Highlander themed inspiration for ‘Kurgan’ helmets shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 6:49 am
Photos: A Viking Fire Festival in Scotland - The Atlantic
Photos: A Viking Fire Festival in Scotland The Atlantic
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 6:10 pm
Video. Up Helly Aa: Hundreds of torchbearers gather on Scottish island for Viking fire festival - Euronews.com
Video. Up Helly Aa: Hundreds of torchbearers gather on Scottish island for Viking fire festival Euronews.com
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 10:05 am
In Pictures The day after: some highlights of Tuesday’s Lerwick Up Helly Aa celebrations - shetnews.co.uk
In Pictures The day after: some highlights of Tuesday’s Lerwick Up Helly Aa celebrations shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2026 🕒 8:44 am
Community Knut the Great’s galley goes up in flames as guizers get ready for a long night - shetnews.co.uk
Community Knut the Great’s galley goes up in flames as guizers get ready for a long night shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 10:53 pm
In Pictures: Burning galley provides fitting climax to Up Helly Aa revelry - advertiserandtimes.co.uk
In Pictures: Burning galley provides fitting climax to Up Helly Aa revelry advertiserandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 10:09 pm
Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze - BBC
Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 9:59 pm
Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze - BBC
Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 9:59 pm
Video: LIVE: Shetlanders march at Scotland's Viking festival in Lerwick - LiveTube
Video: LIVE: Shetlanders march at Scotland's Viking festival in Lerwick LiveTube
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 7:55 pm
Up Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland - BBC
Up Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 7:26 pm
Up Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland - BBC
Up Helly Aa fire festival lights up Shetland BBC
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 7:24 pm
Crowds gather in Shetland for Up Helly Aa fire festival - Sky News
Crowds gather in Shetland for Up Helly Aa fire festival Sky News
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 6:39 pm
Crowds gather in Shetland for the world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival - Daily Record
Crowds gather in Shetland for the world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival Daily Record
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 2:58 pm
Video. Scottish vikings march through the streets for Up Helly Aa festivities - Euronews.com
Video. Scottish vikings march through the streets for Up Helly Aa festivities Euronews.com
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 2:30 pm
In Pictures Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2026 – morning events - shetnews.co.uk
In Pictures Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2026 – morning events shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 2:05 pm
Holocaust memorial day ceremony in Lerwick on Thursday - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Holocaust memorial day ceremony in Lerwick on Thursday shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 2:00 pm
Everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa 2026 - including how to watch it live - scotsman.com
Everything you need to know about Up Helly Aa 2026 - including how to watch it live scotsman.com
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 12:17 pm
Jarl Squad vikings celebrate Up Helly Aa, Europe's largest fire festival celebrating Viking heritage, in Lerwick, Shetland Islands - Reuters Connect
Jarl Squad vikings celebrate Up Helly Aa, Europe's largest fire festival celebrating Viking heritage, in Lerwick, Shetland Islands Reuters Connect
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 10:01 am
NorthLink cancels Tuesday night’s sailings due to weather - and warns disruption could last another week - shetlandtimes.co.uk
NorthLink cancels Tuesday night’s sailings due to weather - and warns disruption could last another week shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 9:30 am
Community All eyes on Lerwick as Up Helly Aa returns - shetnews.co.uk
Community All eyes on Lerwick as Up Helly Aa returns shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 8:19 am
Proclamation Bill appears in the Market Cross packed full of topical references - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Proclamation Bill appears in the Market Cross packed full of topical references shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 7:50 am
Scottish island engulfed in flames in spectacular Viking festival - The Mirror
Scottish island engulfed in flames in spectacular Viking festival The Mirror
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 7:00 am
Guizer Jarl says Up-Helly-Aa is about ‘service, community and tradition’ - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Guizer Jarl says Up-Helly-Aa is about ‘service, community and tradition’ shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2026 🕒 6:15 am
After 18 years, I'll finally lead the Vikings in Up Helly Aa - BBC
After 18 years, I'll finally lead the Vikings in Up Helly Aa BBC
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 11:08 pm
After 18 years, I'll finally lead the Vikings in Up Helly Aa - BBC
After 18 years, I'll finally lead the Vikings in Up Helly Aa BBC
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 11:08 pm
Up Helly Aa: Just what does it take for Lerwick to stage the stunning fire festival? - pressandjournal.co.uk
Up Helly Aa: Just what does it take for Lerwick to stage the stunning fire festival? pressandjournal.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 6:01 pm
Weather brings more disruption to NorthLink ferry services with ‘high probability’ of cancellation - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Weather brings more disruption to NorthLink ferry services with ‘high probability’ of cancellation shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 26 January 2026 🕒 10:07 am
Marine Port authority confirms Up Helly Aa cruise visit called off due to weather - shetnews.co.uk
Marine Port authority confirms Up Helly Aa cruise visit called off due to weather shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 25 January 2026 🕒 12:56 pm
NorthLink warns of another week of possible weather-related disruption - shetlandtimes.co.uk
NorthLink warns of another week of possible weather-related disruption shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 25 January 2026 🕒 10:26 am
Up-Helly-Aa cruise call cancelled due to weather - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Up-Helly-Aa cruise call cancelled due to weather shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 25 January 2026 🕒 9:50 am
Transport North boats back running but with delays - shetnews.co.uk
Transport North boats back running but with delays shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 24 January 2026 🕒 11:22 am
NorthLink Ferries to finally sail after three days of cancellations but with departures delayed by up to 12 hours - shetlandtimes.co.uk
NorthLink Ferries to finally sail after three days of cancellations but with departures delayed by up to 12 hours shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 24 January 2026 🕒 11:10 am
No turning back for Lerwick Lifeboat in gale force conditions - shetlandtimes.co.uk
No turning back for Lerwick Lifeboat in gale force conditions shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 23 January 2026 🕒 7:00 pm
Transport Roadshow encouraging older drivers to stay safe set to visit Lerwick - shetnews.co.uk
Transport Roadshow encouraging older drivers to stay safe set to visit Lerwick shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 23 January 2026 🕒 10:30 am
Scottish Water Employee to Lead Europe’s Biggest Fire Festival as Guizer Jarl Up Helly Aa - Scottish Water
Scottish Water Employee to Lead Europe’s Biggest Fire Festival as Guizer Jarl Up Helly Aa Scottish Water
📢 Published on 📅 20 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
Lerwick driver disqualified and fined after admitting to drugs charges - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Lerwick driver disqualified and fined after admitting to drugs charges shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 19 January 2026 🕒 4:00 pm
WATCH: Rescuers carry out daring winching exercise at sea - shetlandtimes.co.uk
WATCH: Rescuers carry out daring winching exercise at sea shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 18 January 2026 🕒 9:00 am
Shetland teen accused of domestic abuse - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Shetland teen accused of domestic abuse shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 15 January 2026 🕒 12:00 pm
Community First ever Lerwick town centre business awards launched - shetnews.co.uk
Community First ever Lerwick town centre business awards launched shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 12 January 2026 🕒 9:00 am
POLL: Do you think mobile connectivity has improved in town centre? - shetlandtimes.co.uk
POLL: Do you think mobile connectivity has improved in town centre? shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 10 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
Vodafone customer produces 4G coverage maps for Lerwick proving blackspot - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Vodafone customer produces 4G coverage maps for Lerwick proving blackspot shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 2 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
‘It’s bigger than Hogmanay’: Shetland’s Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival - The Guardian
‘It’s bigger than Hogmanay’: Shetland’s Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 31 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Police Injured man taken to hospital after Lerwick incident - shetnews.co.uk
Police Injured man taken to hospital after Lerwick incident shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 22 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
A firm but fair sheriff with a love of music and trout fishing is leaving the isles behind … for now - shetlandtimes.co.uk
A firm but fair sheriff with a love of music and trout fishing is leaving the isles behind … for now shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 22 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
‘Diversity provides strength, not weakness,’ at Lerwick citizenship ceremony - shetlandtimes.co.uk
‘Diversity provides strength, not weakness,’ at Lerwick citizenship ceremony shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 16 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Petition calls on council to improve ‘death trap’ housing after young girl nearly loses a finger - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Petition calls on council to improve ‘death trap’ housing after young girl nearly loses a finger shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 16 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Council New Lerwick 3G pitch set to be formally opened this week - shetnews.co.uk
Council New Lerwick 3G pitch set to be formally opened this week shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 10 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Storm Bram forces postponement of Christmas tractor run - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Storm Bram forces postponement of Christmas tractor run shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 9 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
NorthLink warns of more weather-related disruption to tonight’s sailings - shetlandtimes.co.uk
NorthLink warns of more weather-related disruption to tonight’s sailings shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 6 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat launches to aid 20-metre fishing trawler taking on water - RNLI
RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat launches to aid 20-metre fishing trawler taking on water RNLI
📢 Published on 📅 6 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Lifeboat assisting Peterhead trawler back to Lerwick - shetnews.co.uk
Lifeboat assisting Peterhead trawler back to Lerwick shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 6 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Residential parking permits could be issued in town centre, if traffic warden is reinstated - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Residential parking permits could be issued in town centre, if traffic warden is reinstated shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Business Feeling the heat: new Lerwick sauna opens - shetnews.co.uk
Business Feeling the heat: new Lerwick sauna opens shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Santa Claus joins Lerwick Christmas Parade - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Santa Claus joins Lerwick Christmas Parade shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Community Hundreds of Lerwick homes lose power - shetnews.co.uk
Community Hundreds of Lerwick homes lose power shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Power cut affects Lerwick homes and businesses forcing Tesco to turn customers away - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Power cut affects Lerwick homes and businesses forcing Tesco to turn customers away shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Overcoming capacity constraints from London to Lerwick: What’s the plan? - Utility Week
Overcoming capacity constraints from London to Lerwick: What’s the plan? Utility Week
📢 Published on 📅 26 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
‘The perfect Sunday escape’ - Stunning new sauna set to bring the ‘power of deep heat’ to Lerwick - shetlandtimes.co.uk
‘The perfect Sunday escape’ - Stunning new sauna set to bring the ‘power of deep heat’ to Lerwick shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 23 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Connectivity Crucial connectivity meeting to be held in Lerwick - shetnews.co.uk
Connectivity Crucial connectivity meeting to be held in Lerwick shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 20 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Lerwick Christmas tree, Danish planes and more … - shetnews.co.uk
Lerwick Christmas tree, Danish planes and more … shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 18 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
‘So much festive fun’ - Christmas celebrations to feature Santa parade, grotto and snowmen trail - shetlandtimes.co.uk
‘So much festive fun’ - Christmas celebrations to feature Santa parade, grotto and snowmen trail shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 16 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
‘Like living in a quarry’ - Households fear ever-growing rock pile could be dangerous - shetlandtimes.co.uk
‘Like living in a quarry’ - Households fear ever-growing rock pile could be dangerous shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 12 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Remembrance Sunday marked at Lerwick War Memorial - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Remembrance Sunday marked at Lerwick War Memorial shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 9 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Town Hall Roll of Honour projections delayed - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Town Hall Roll of Honour projections delayed shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 8 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Community Cruise ship set for Lerwick Up Helly Aa visit - shetnews.co.uk
Community Cruise ship set for Lerwick Up Helly Aa visit shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 7 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Lerwick wraps cruise season as forward bookings stretch to 2030 - Seatrade Cruise News
Lerwick wraps cruise season as forward bookings stretch to 2030 Seatrade Cruise News
📢 Published on 📅 5 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Mark Steel's in Town - Series 14 - 5. Lerwick (Shetland part 1) - BBC Sounds - BBC
Mark Steel's in Town - Series 14 - 5. Lerwick (Shetland part 1) - BBC Sounds BBC
📢 Published on 📅 4 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Community Lerwick lifeboat returns to isles after major refit - shetnews.co.uk
Community Lerwick lifeboat returns to isles after major refit shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 4 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat returns home from the South Coast after major refit - RNLI
RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat returns home from the South Coast after major refit RNLI
📢 Published on 📅 3 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Kingfisher found in Lerwick - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Kingfisher found in Lerwick shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 23 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Council lodges £400k demolition plan to tear down two blocks of flats in conservation area - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Council lodges £400k demolition plan to tear down two blocks of flats in conservation area shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 21 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
RNLI Lerwick volunteers recognised for outstanding contributions - RNLI
RNLI Lerwick volunteers recognised for outstanding contributions RNLI
📢 Published on 📅 21 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Council Glowing inspection report for Lerwick care home - shetnews.co.uk
Council Glowing inspection report for Lerwick care home shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 13 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Court Sheriff to leave Lerwick role in December - shetnews.co.uk
Court Sheriff to leave Lerwick role in December shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Fire crews called to smoking bus brakes in Lerwick - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Fire crews called to smoking bus brakes in Lerwick shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 19 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Lerwick Port dredging project enters next phase - Dredging Today
Lerwick Port dredging project enters next phase Dredging Today
📢 Published on 📅 16 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Council Company opens Lerwick base ahead of energy efficiency and insulation works - shetnews.co.uk
Council Company opens Lerwick base ahead of energy efficiency and insulation works shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 12 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Transport Councillor believes parking in Lerwick has become a ‘free for all’ - shetnews.co.uk
Transport Councillor believes parking in Lerwick has become a ‘free for all’ shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 12 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
POLL: Do you welcome the council's plans to instal more speed bumps in Lerwick? - shetlandtimes.co.uk
POLL: Do you welcome the council's plans to instal more speed bumps in Lerwick? shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 11 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Enthusiast pays visit to historic Lerwick Town Hall bells - shetlandtimes.co.uk
Enthusiast pays visit to historic Lerwick Town Hall bells shetlandtimes.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 9 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Business Accountancy firm acquires RSM’s Lerwick office - shetnews.co.uk
Business Accountancy firm acquires RSM’s Lerwick office shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 9 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Scholes acquires RSM in Lerwick - insider.co.uk
Scholes acquires RSM in Lerwick insider.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 8 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Business Lerwick Hotel could get major facelift - shetnews.co.uk
Business Lerwick Hotel could get major facelift shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
In Pictures Taking in the delicacies of Lerwick - shetnews.co.uk
In Pictures Taking in the delicacies of Lerwick shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Scotland’s First Minister Visits Lerwick Harbour Amid Expansion Works - The Fishing Daily
Scotland’s First Minister Visits Lerwick Harbour Amid Expansion Works The Fishing Daily
📢 Published on 📅 20 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Second Phase Of Lerwick Harbour Dredging Underway With Magnor - The Fishing Daily
Second Phase Of Lerwick Harbour Dredging Underway With Magnor The Fishing Daily
📢 Published on 📅 15 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Lerwick Lifeboat launches four times in 48 hours - RNLI
Lerwick Lifeboat launches four times in 48 hours RNLI
📢 Published on 📅 15 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Second phase of Lerwick Harbour dredging project to commence - Seatrade Cruise News
Second phase of Lerwick Harbour dredging project to commence Seatrade Cruise News
📢 Published on 📅 14 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Shetland filming returns to Lerwick - shetnews.co.uk
Shetland filming returns to Lerwick shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 28 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
In Pictures Midsummer Carnival returns to Lerwick - shetnews.co.uk
In Pictures Midsummer Carnival returns to Lerwick shetnews.co.uk
📢 Published on 📅 22 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Lerwick Lifeboat tows in yacht with engine failure - RNLI
Lerwick Lifeboat tows in yacht with engine failure RNLI
📢 Published on 📅 20 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Lerwick Lifeboat tows in yacht after fire on board - RNLI
Lerwick Lifeboat tows in yacht after fire on board RNLI
📢 Published on 📅 17 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Fred. Olsen day three review: Lerwick, Shetland Islands - bordertelegraph.com
Fred. Olsen day three review: Lerwick, Shetland Islands bordertelegraph.com
📢 Published on 📅 10 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
