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The Shetland Times has printed its final newspaper in Shetland, following financial difficulties that resulted in the paper being bought out
The Shetland Times, the most northerly newspaper in the UK and Shetland’s only weekly newspaper, has been printed in Shetland for the final time.
On June 27th, the newspaper officially announced that it had been purchased by Highland News and Media, a publisher that owns a range of Scottish newspapers including The Inverness Courier, The Northern Scot, and The Huntly Express.
The move away from Shetland marks what the publication calls “the end of an era” after 153 years in publication on the Scottish Island.
In its announcement, The Shetland Times said that the paper will now be printed in mainland Scotland, in full colour and in a more compact size.
The purchase saves the publication from closure, securing both the future of the title and the employment of five journalists and two advertising staff.
However, the change of print facility will result in the loss of jobs for the staff who had worked at the Shetland facility, some of whom had reportedly worked for the publication for close to half a century.
The Shetland Times posted a video of the facility's last print run on LinkedIn
The future of the newspaper had been left uncertain after it was put up for sale in April, with co-owner and director of the paper, Robert Wishart, stating that if new owners couldn’t be found, the publication would have to close down.
The Shetland Times had faced difficulties in recent years, citing the rise of social media and a presumption that “news should be provided for free online” as having caused sales of paid-for print publications to plummet.
Yesterday (May 30th), the newspaper shared a video on LinkedIn, showing the team at its Shetland facility printing its last run of newspapers on the island.
In the LinkedIn post, The Shetland Times said: “Changing times and the end of an era. After 153 years, last week The Shetland Times was printed in Shetland for the final time.”
Explaining the impact on its staff, The Shetland Times said: “Sadly this means many of our team will be going their separate ways and for some that will mean the end of careers stretching back the best part of half a century.
“It takes a real team effort to get a newspaper out each week, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who has helped make it happen over the years.”
