FORGET the musical main stage and trudging through fields of mud for entertainment, this is a festival like no other.

Virtuosa has 18 decks and can carry more than 6,000 passengers The Shetland port of Lerwick has welcomed its largest ever cruise ship. Virtuosa is 332m (1,089ft) long with 18 decks, and accommodation ...

The raucous celebration of the new year and the islands’ Nordic heritage culminates in the ritual burning of a longship – and much drinking ...

Anne Doull is busy in winter. Together with her parents Margaret and Addie, she owns 650 sheep in the northwest of Mainland, ...

Plans to create what has been described as an ultra deep water quay at Dales Voe in Shetland has secured more than £1.1m from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The funding will support ...

Whether intentional or not, military airplanes tend to exude a mystique of badassery about them. There's just something about giant engines and menacing camo paint jobs that can turn even the average ...

MURDER cops have been called in after a woman was found dead on Shetland in the early hours of the morning. Police were called to the scene on Ladies Drive in Lerwick, after the alarm was raised ...

Scholes Chartered Accountants (Scholes CA) has acquired the Lerwick team from RSM UK, expanding its operations in Shetland, Scotland. Financial specifics of the deal remain undisclosed. In a statement ...

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This will be a historic year for the event in Lerwick. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Shetland port of Lerwick has welcomed its largest ever cruise ship. Virtuosa is 332m (1,089ft) long with 18 decks, and accommodation for up to 6,334 passengers and 1,704 crew. The Maltese-flagged ...