Flybe attacked over charges and limits as takeover looms
By RYAN TAYLOR MAJOR concerns are being raised over the cost and quality of service for air passengers when Flybe takes over from British Airways…
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Mareel to be built by local firm as detailed planning work begins
By NEIL RIDDELL LOCAL firm DITT Construction Ltd looks set to begin constructing Shetland’s controversial £12m cinema and music venue Mareel this winter. The board…
READ FULL STORYHow a windfarm of 154 turbines each as tall as the Great Pyramid has divided community and provoked bitter debate over future of the isles
By PAUL RIDDELL THERE will be 154 of them, each as tall as the Great Pyramid, stretching across the north central Mainland, a colossal man-made…
READ FULL STORYDivided we stand over the windfarm
VIKING Energy’s proposed windfarm, which could result in 154 turbines the height of the Great Pyramid being erected across north central Shetland, has provoked an…
READ FULL STORYA feast for all as festival highlights what is good about native food
SHETLAND’S first ever food festival, featuring 10 days of events, gets under way tonight. The festival, an attempt by the council to showcase all that…
READ FULL STORYPossible deal for Sullom Voe
SULLOM Voe oil terminal could benefit from an intake of oil if tentative talks with Chevron come to fruition in future years. Shetland North councillor…
READ FULL STORYFrustration as millions spent on major projects without single brick being laid
By NEIL RIDDELL THE COUNCIL needs radically to overhaul its spending strategy to prevent it from squandering more millions on major capital projects without having…
READ FULL STORYAssurances over crofting future after reform plans
By RYAN TAYLOR A PLEDGE for extra support for rural communities was made in the Scottish Parliament this week, when environment minister Michael Russell unveiled…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors vote to give pier lifeline to beleaguered Fetlar
By JOHN ROBERTSON FETLAR could land its long-promised pier and breakwater next year as councillors respond to the community’s fear of dying out. With the…
READ FULL STORYDead fox may have been taken to isles as a hoax
By NEIL RIDDELL A DEAD fox was discovered in the North Mainland this week, presumed to have been brought into Shetland by an unknown party….
READ FULL STORYNew equal pay delay
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE SIC’s long-running equal pay negotiations with staff will not now be settled this year, it has emerged. Even if all goes…
READ FULL STORYNew boss for trust
ONE of the longest-running job vacancies in the isles was filled last Friday when Shetland Charitable Trust appointed Ann Black as its new general manager….
READ FULL STORYFour school buildings in poor condition
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS FOUR Shetland schools are in unsatisfactory condition, according to a government survey. The four are Hamnavoe, Olnafirth and Uyeasound Primaries, which have…
READ FULL STORYBluemull passengers will be able to travel free until April at least
By JOHN ROBERTSON FREE ferries between Unst, Fetlar and Yell are to continue until April at least because the council is worried about the impact…
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