Shetland's only local newspaper saved from closure

Shetland's only local newspaper saved from closure

The only weekly newspaper covering the Scottish islands of Shetland has been saved from closure. The Shetland Times has been bought by Highland News and Media from independent owners Robert and June Wishart, ending 131 years of family ownership. Robert Wishart said in a statement: “A few weeks ago I feared that not only our family ties to the paper but the newspaper itself was finished. “Now I’m delighted that Steve Barron and Highland News and …