An Edinburgh councillor is calling for answers over who was responsible for the late cancellation of the city’s Hogmanay party and the cost to the Capital. SNP Councillor Kate Campbell wants to know ...

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. The licensing process looked at a number of key factors. This included how safety is maintained ...

A company behind a rocket engine which exploded during a test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland could still be the first in Europe to carry out vertical launches into orbit. German firm Rocket ...

Crime writer Ann Cleeves, the author of the Shetland novel series and creator of the BBC's hit TV adaptation, has announced the return of Jimmy Perez in her upcoming book. The popular detective ...

A remote Shetland island is celebrating its traditional New Year's Day - two weeks after other parts of the world. Foula - which is home to fewer than 40 people - never fully adopted the modern ...

Burghead in Moray break from national tradition each year and celebrate their own Hogmanay which is based on the Julian calendar. In 1752, Britian moved to the Gregorian calendar and the shift, which ...

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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay street party organisers have ruled out replacing its iconic fireworks display with drones for next year’s event. The decision comes after the outdoor celebration was cancelled due ...

In today’s (Friday, 10th January) edition of The Shetland Times: • EXCLUSIVE: Island games swimmer survives septic shock from burst appendix. • SIC widely distributed a guide co-authored by a man ...

Twin tup lambs were born on Hogmanay morning from Ally MacGregor's pedigree Zwartbles flock at Cluaran Croft, Ardconnel Farm, Connel. Mother and wee ones are doing well. Ally said: "I've never had ...

Shetland Islands Council said there were no passengers on the bus at the time and the driver was uninjured. The bus has since been recovered from the side of the road and a replacement bus is now ...