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The Shetland Times Ltd is Shetland’s leading communications organisation

Founded in 1872 the company publishes our islands’ popular weekly newspaper, The Shetland Times, which reaches thousands of local households

Our company is a large local employer and is wholly locally owned

We have two sites in Lerwick, the “capital” of Shetland:

Head office, newspaper offices and printing works are at Gremista

Bookshop is at 71/79 Commercial Street

Print subscriptions and a full online digital version are available to purchase at https://shop.shetlandtimes.co.uk/pages/subscriptions

Other activities encompass:
• book selling through our retail bookshop and online shop, www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/shop

• commercial, digital printing, large format and signage printing
(www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/printing)

• promotional advertising campaign packages in print and online

Shetland Arts invites contributions as next Story Slam event forms part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival ...
23/10/2026

Shetland Arts invites contributions as next Story Slam event forms part of Scottish International Storytelling Festival 2026.

Story in the comments.

Warnings of flooding and travel disruption have been issued ahead of Storm Boleo hitting Shetland this weekend.Paywall r...
23/10/2026

Warnings of flooding and travel disruption have been issued ahead of Storm Boleo hitting Shetland this weekend.

Paywall removed to share a round-up of all the latest advice and information.

Norwegian choral concerts featuring a Shetland fiddler and his family have been hailed as a ‘homecoming wrapped inside a...
23/10/2026

Norwegian choral concerts featuring a Shetland fiddler and his family have been hailed as a ‘homecoming wrapped inside a cultural exchange’ - and organisers say there are already hopes for more Nordic collaborations.

Read more in the comments below.

Lerwick 28’s town of culture bid opens public vote on commissioning proposals including a ‘contemporary broch’ and a ‘fe...
23/10/2026

Lerwick 28’s town of culture bid opens public vote on commissioning proposals including a ‘contemporary broch’ and a ‘feature film telling the stories of diverse immigrant communities in Lerwick’.

Voting closes on Sunday, 25th October.

Story in the comments

Folk in the North Mainland are being asked to share their views on how the area should progress over the next 10 years.R...
23/10/2026

Folk in the North Mainland are being asked to share their views on how the area should progress over the next 10 years.

Read more below.

NorthLink confirms weekend cancellations in second transport update of the day.Paywall removed to share the latest opera...
23/10/2026

NorthLink confirms weekend cancellations in second transport update of the day.

Paywall removed to share the latest operational schedule for the weekend.

GB Energy chief sets out accessible community ownership vision after praising Garth Wind Farm on a visit to Yell.“To be ...
23/10/2026

GB Energy chief sets out accessible community ownership vision after praising Garth Wind Farm on a visit to Yell.

“To be able to say ‘I’ve got a patch of land next to where we live, why can’t we build a wind farm or a solar farm here?’ - we are trying to build the platform that enables that to happen," said Dan McGrail during his visit to Shetland this week.

Story in the comments.

In this week's poll, we examine the government advice to stock up on supplies in preparation for a major climate, techno...
23/10/2026

In this week's poll, we examine the government advice to stock up on supplies in preparation for a major climate, technological or hostile event. Have you started stocking up?

Read more in the comments.

"High probability” of cancellations and a 1pm passenger sailing amid “strong winds and increasing sea states” this weeke...
23/10/2026

"High probability” of cancellations and a 1pm passenger sailing amid “strong winds and increasing sea states” this weekend, NorthLink states.

All weekend sailings are affected in some way, and the paywall is removed to share this update to readers.

Story in the comments.

Generations can benefit from an energy wealth fund powered by tax revenues from North Sea oil and gas.That was the view ...
23/10/2026

Generations can benefit from an energy wealth fund powered by tax revenues from North Sea oil and gas.

That was the view of GB Energy chief executive Dan McGrail, who visited Shetland this week, as a decision on the future of Rosebank was set to be made.

Link to story in the comments.

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