EARLY estimates have suggested that Shetland Islands Council could receive £400,000 from SSE Renewables for road repairs ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. A cold drizzle falls as we shiver in the streets, waiting for the Viking lord and his band of raiders to appear.

WHAT was promoted as the UK’s “most productive onshore wind farm” is turning out to be one of the country’s most poorly ...

Over a thousand people dressed in custom Viking suits and wielded axes, swords and torches as they marched through Lerwick in the Shetland Islands, the UK's most northerly islands, culminating in ...

More than a million pounds of Viking Energy windfarm cash has been awarded to community projects. The Viking community fund ...

Scotland – The people of Shetland, a group of islands north of Scotland, are welcoming the arrival of spring in dramatic style – by burning viking longships. Up Helly Aa was first celebrated ...

Even the famed horned helmets are a modern invention. So, just who were the Vikings? NEIL OLIVER:Here in Shetland, off the north coast of Scotland, is a place called Jarlshof. NEIL OLIVER ...

Every year on the Shetland Islands, the Up Helly Aa festival is held. The highlight of the festival is the burning of a Viking longboat. The Vikings raided to steal gold from monasteries and also ...

The 2025 cruise season is underway at Lerwick Harbour with the arrival today of Viking Vela, the first of 145 vessels expected by late October.

The people of Shetland, a group of islands north of Scotland, are welcoming the arrival of spring in dramatic style – by burning viking longships. Up Helly Aa was first celebrated in 1881 and is ...

Viking Ocean Cruises is Lerwick’s top cruise ... of cruise lines and ships visiting over seven months, reflecting Shetland’s continuing popularity as a leading Scottish destination across ...