The Shetland Times
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Highland News and Media |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Language | English |
| City | Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Website | www |
The Shetland Times is a weekly newspaper in Shetland, published on Fridays and based in Lerwick, the main town in the Shetland Islands.
History
[edit]The newspaper was established in 1872 and is locally known as The Times.
In 2025, the paper was sold to Highland News and Media, publisher of the John O'Groat Journal and Northern Times.[1] The sale prevented the paper for closing and saved the jobs of five journalists and two advertising staff.[2]
Editors
[edit]From February 2006 until February 2008 the editor was Jonathan Lee, formerly of the Aberdeen Evening Express. Lee left the Shetland Times following newsroom staff passing a vote of no confidence in his editorship.[3][4][5] He was succeeded by Paul Riddell, a former assistant editor of The Scotsman.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Davidson, John (27 June 2025). "Shetland Times takeover 'quite an achievement' for Highland publisher". John O’Groat Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Linford, Paul. "Journalist jobs saved as Shetland Times sold to new owner - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Brook, Stephen; Kiss, Jemima (3 January 2008). "Shetland Times editor exits amid unrest". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Staff (10 January 2008) "Lee ‘positive’ despite Shetland revolt" The Press Gazette Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bevington, Pete (3 January 2007) "Shetland Times editor abandons ship" The Shetland News[permanent dead link] date is questionable
- ^ Kiss, Jemima (14 February 2008). "Shetland Times appoints new editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
