Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest winter days.

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of the Shetland Islands’s restaurants, cafes or canteens, the Food ...

THE LERWICK marts is set to receive almost £140,000 to boost its energy efficiency and to invest in new equipment. Shetland ...

Shetland is one of Scotland’s 32 unitary council areas. It is an archipelago of approximately 100 islands to the North-East ...

The recommendation for onshore wind community benefit is five per cent of the gross project revenue, and a minimum payment of ...

There are around 100 islands and skerries within Shetland ... Of those people, 7,500 live in Lerwick – Shetland’s only town, where I stayed – and the largest local industry is seafood.

The streets of Lerwick are once again filled with fire and smoke as Shetland holds its world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival ...

The proposed tunnels could transform the social and economic landscapes of Shetland and Orkney, two extremely isolated ...

On Tuesday, the Up Helly Aa festival brought fire and tradition to the Shetland Islands as costumed participants, known as guizers, marched through Lerwick wielding flaming torches. The festival, ...

Up Helly Aa is returning to Shetland this week, seeing thousands of people across the islands come together ... According to the organisers of Lerwick's Up Helly Aa, the event is a "relatively ...