Oil industry set to provide emergency tug cover for the isles
A deal with the oil and gas industry to provide emergency tug cover 365 days a year in the waters around the Northern Isles is
READ FULL STORYA deal with the oil and gas industry to provide emergency tug cover 365 days a year in the waters around the Northern Isles is
READ FULL STORYVeteran councillor Florence Grains has confirmed she is retiring after spending 30 years serving the people of the West Side.
READ FULL STORYString players from the South Mainland scooped top honours in the keenly fought Young Musician of the Year contests last night.
READ FULL STORYThe country’s finest shellfish will be on the agenda when Scotland’s fisheries and agriculture minister Richard Lochhead visits Shetland on Monday.
READ FULL STORYUp to £40 billion of extra investment is likely in the UK oil and gas industry as a result of measures announced by Chancellor George
READ FULL STORYBP has been given government approval to drill the North Uist oil well in deep water to the north-west of Shetland.
READ FULL STORYA Mossbank teenager who made sexually explicit comments to an 11-year-old girl and offered to supply her with cannabis has been ordered to carry out
READ FULL STORYWe wish to convey our thanks to the organisers of the Shetland Schools Music Festival and congratulate all the festival participants.
READ FULL STORYIt is “unlikely” that the SIC will submit an insurance claim to claw back some of the millions of pounds in compensation it paid to
READ FULL STORYThere is “a lot less apprehension” within the local construction industry about the SIC’s decision to sign up to a controversial national public building scheme
READ FULL STORYShetland Islands Council took a step towards more ethical investment of its funds on Wednesday when councillor Gary Robinson gained unanimous support for a motion
READ FULL STORYThe popular Battle of the Bands event, contested by numerous youth bands from all over the isles and organised by Shetland Young Promoters Group, is
READ FULL STORYPlans are afoot to try to attract more film crews to Shetland. The council has said it will devote some time this year to improving
READ FULL STORYA second Dynamic Shetland conference and exhibition is to be held to try to boost the prospects for a renewable energy industry in the islands.
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