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There are "no compelling reasons" for a further round of public meetings on the Viking Energy windfarm following publication of the revised plans or addendum, according to SIC executive director of infrastructure Gordon Greenhill.The final decision on whether to emulate the events hosted by coun... Read more...
A man appeared in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court this afternoon in connection with yesterday’s haul of heroin worth around £20,000 at the NorthLink terminal in Lerwick.(more…) Read more...
Police have advised anyone discovering explosive devices like grenades not to handle them and to get in touch immediately. The warning came after an incident last night when scallop fisherman Morgan Pitt took two rusty grenades back to a shed at his home in Scalloway after dredging them up near Wadb... Read more...
Among the spending cuts recently announced by our coalition government, one of the most thoughtless has to be the decision to axe the four Marine Coastguard Agency tugs deployed around the UK.(more…) Read more...
The south-east corner of Yell is the latest area of Shetland being primed for renewable energy development, with a European company this week confirming its interest in building a windfarm with a dozen or more turbines.Enertrag UK Ltd held a preliminary meeting with grazing committee shareholder... Read more...
Correction: the memorial service in Brae for Suzanne Watt, who died in a car crash in Aberdeenshire, will be held next Saturday 30th October in the Brae Church of Scotland not tomorrow, as we stated in today’s newspaper. Read more...
A man was found with suspected heroin worth in the region of £20,000 at the Holmsgarth ferry terminal in Lerwick today.(more…) Read more...
A Shetland family of eight had a narrow escape this week when a stolen car crashed into their van on an English motorway during a high-speed police chase.Charlotte and Hansen Black and their six children, aged 10 and under, emerged from the terrifying accident near Stoke almost unhurt but l... Read more...
The three Shetlanders who took part in the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony have said it was an amazing experience.Kathryn Spence, 21, James Watt, 21, and Heather Gordon, 22, were involved alongside 349 other volunteers aged 18 to 59 in the closing ceremony show last Thursday, performe... Read more...
A brother and sister who assaulted a woman, leaving her in an "extremely distressed state", appeared together at Lerwick Sheriff Court today.(more…) Read more...