The Shetland Times
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The Shetland Times is a weekly newspaper publication in Shetland published every Friday, by The Shetland Times Ltd, a long-running successful publishing concern based in Lerwick, Shetland.
The newspaper has a circulation of over 11,300. The Times, as it is commonly known, was established in 1872 and costs 70 pence. It was voted Newspaper of the Year by the Highlands and Islands Media Awards in 2006.
As a publisher, The Shetland Times has a long and distinguished history, involving the production of key original work, as well as a healthy list of reprints.
After a number of years in the post of Editor Vaila Wishart stepped down in 2006, and was replaced by Jonathan Lee, who had previously been with the Aberdeen Evening Express. His tenure in the post was short, and amid criticism in some quarters of changes in the style of the paper, and allegations of discord between Newsroom staff and Editor, which Mr Lee was at pains to point out were coincidental to his departure, it was announced in early 2008 that he would be leaving in March to take up the Editorship of the Cumbria North-West Evening Mail. [1][2][3]. His replacement, Paul Riddell, formerly an assistant editor at The Scotsman newspaper was appointed later in the spring of 2008. [4].
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Newspaper Layout
Despite containing local news, the paper has many other features.
Smirks Cartoons
Cartoons done by Smirk appear every week, usually related to a current issue.
Times Past
This section shows the headlines of the same week from 25, 50 and 100 years ago.
Fishing and Marine News
News about local finishing landings, tide tables, forecast and other marine related news.
Our Readers Views
Letters written in by the readers, some come from readers all over the world, not just Shetland.
Births, Marriages & Deaths
This section features local births, marriages and deaths.
Wilderness
Full page spread written by Jill Blackadder about Wildlife in Shetland.
In The Garden
Half page spread written by Rosa Steppnova about plant life in Shetland.
Entertainments
In this often multiple page-feature shows events that are on in Shetland over the coming weeks.
What's New
Reviews on new films, books, TV's, music and other medium.
Classifieds
These include the sale of Cars, Personal items and public notices. There is also religious information, job vacancies and birthdays.
Property Sales
Advertising available property in Shetland.
STSport
Sports pages.
