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One dead after fishing vessel capsizes off Norway

One person has died after a Scottish fishing vessel with eight people on board capsized off Norway. The Norwegian Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (NJRCC) launched a rescue operation after the alarm was raised at about 1.39pm on Sunday. Rescuers ...

07 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Company fined £80,000 after death of worker hit by forklift truck

A fish processing company has been fined £80,000 over health and safety failings following the death of an employee who was struck by a forklift truck. Karen Allan, 61, was run over by a reversing forklift truck after placing a bag of rubbish ...

26 May 2022 at 10:55

Author’s laptop containing draft of novel found in snow

Crime writer Ann Cleeves, who lost a laptop containing the draft of her next novel in a blizzard in Shetland, said it has been found. The novelist appealed for help after losing the computer, which she feared may have fallen out of her bag ...

16 Dec 2022 at 13:07

Fatal accident inquiry to take place into death of fisherman who went overboard

A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a fisherman who fell overboard in adverse weather. Edison Lacaste, 45, from the Philippines, went overboard from the FV Copious LK985 while the vessel was trawling in the Shetland ...

26 Apr 2023 at 15:13

Viking festival Jarl Squad includes female participants for first time

The key element in a Viking festival has embraced female participants for the first time. Up Helly Aa in Lerwick, Shetland, began in the 1880s but it only allowed women and girls to join the Jarl Squad and lead the torchlight ...

30 Jan 2024 at 17:20

Women to be part of ‘jarl squad’ for first time at annual Shetland fire festival

An annual fire festival in Shetland is to have women involved in its “jarl squad” for the first time. Lerwick Up Helly Aa is held on the last Tuesday of January, and this year’s event will see men and women leading the ...

29 Jan 2024 at 21:09

Scotland

Island sheriff court staffing issues should be resolved in spring – Constance

Staffing problems which led to island sheriff court jury trials being moved to the mainland should be resolved in the spring, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has said. However she described the performance of ...

10 Jan 2024 at 15:26

Scotland

Man named after fatal Christmas Day crash in Shetland

An elderly man who died on Christmas Day following a two-car collision has been named by police. Harry Johnson, 84, from Bixter, Shetland, died in hospital in Lerwick after the collision on the A971 between ...

31 Dec 2023 at 16:58

Scotland

Man charged in connection with death of woman, 24, in Shetland

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a woman in Shetland. Police were called to a report of a disturbance in the Sandness area of the mainland at about 4.55pm on Sunday. The ...

14 Feb 2024 at 16:13

Up Helly Aa Viking festival squads open to women for first time

Women will be able to take part in squads at the main Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland for the first time next year, organisers have announced. The Lerwick Up Helly Aa Committee decided to relax the ...

22 Jun 2022 at 16:03

Author loses laptop containing draft of new novel in Shetland blizzard

Crime writer Ann Cleeves is appealing for help after losing a laptop containing the draft of half her next novel in a blizzard in Shetland. The novelist, whose books have been adapted into the ...

14 Dec 2022 at 10:54

Shetland set for Up Helly Aa festival with women in squads for first time

Thousands of people are gathering for the main Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland, with women set to take part in the squads for the first time. The Lerwick Up Helly Aa Committee last year ...

31 Jan 2023 at 16:20

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