Isles renewables may benefit from new transmission charging scheme
Viking Energy might save a massive £27 million a year in transmission charges for its proposed windfarm if a new system being formulated by the
READ FULL STORYViking Energy might save a massive £27 million a year in transmission charges for its proposed windfarm if a new system being formulated by the
READ FULL STORYAn elderly woman has criticised the council’s community care service after her dedicated home helper was taken away and replaced by a team of carers.
READ FULL STORYThey are more commonly seen in the Andes but, believe it or not, Shetland will soon be playing host to its first family of alpacas.
READ FULL STORYShetland Islands Council would find itself an “enormous” £16.3 million over budget next year and entirely deplete the council’s oil reserves by 2020 if all
READ FULL STORYSenior councillor and services committee chairman Gussie Angus has brought in his lawyer to urge SIC convener Sandy Cluness to clear up a range of
READ FULL STORYA fisherman who assaulted and struggled with police officers in a drunken rage was given a hefty fine at Lerwick Sheriff Court.
READ FULL STORYSandwick School won through to the second round of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debate held in Inverness Royal Academy last Thursday.
READ FULL STORYShetland Young Promoters Group has launched a Young Artist Campaign in an appeal to young musicians, bands and DJs to make themselves known on the
READ FULL STORYFlybe’s obstructive and unhelpful attitude has become one of the biggest disincentives for people seeking to bring bands and musicians to the isles, according to
READ FULL STORYIn 1939 a small group of Whalsay women set up a branch of the Scottish Women’s Rural Institute on the island.
READ FULL STORYLerwick bowlers Angie Knight and Davie Hunter have enjoyed more success on the Costa Del Sol in Spain, where they now live, by winning both
READ FULL STORYThe Shetland rugby team took on old foes Ross Sutherland at home in the first round of the Scottish Hydro Cup on Saturday.
READ FULL STORYThe only volleyball match played in the BP Sullom Voe Men’s League saw JBT triumph after a closely-fought battle with Harry’s Hotspurs.
READ FULL STORYWins for Loungers and Whalsay secured their mid-table positions in division one of the netball leagues, while there were also victories for leaders Challengers and
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