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Shetland Charitable Trust is to hold a snap meeting on Monday to discuss the £6.3 million Viking windfarm investment after a group of trustees used their powers to requisition a special session. The surprise move means the 19 councillors who remain on the trust, and its two independent trustees,... Read more...
A fisherman who drowned at sea after being dragged from his boat when his leg became caught in rope died because he failed to comply with stringent safety practices he would normally have adhered to. In his determination following a fatal accident inquiry into the death of Cunningsburgh fisherman N... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council has appointed Christine Ferguson as its new director of corporate services. Mrs Ferguson, who is currently director of community care services, joined the authority in 1986, working within corporate services and social work before taking on the management of community care i... Read more...
Lerwick Harbour's hub role in servicing offshore industry operations in waters around Shetland is highlighted by the latest statistics which show increased traffic in the first quarter of the year. The tonnage of oil-related cargo and shipping both more than doubled compared with the same period in... Read more...
Major problems in Foula's award-winning renewable energy system have meant folk are back to using generators to supply their electricity. Shetland's most remote island last year became the first in Shetland to become totally self-sufficient in energy with a scheme that incorporated wind turbines, a... Read more...
VisitScotland has commissioned a visitor survey of attitudes to windfarms in Scotland. The tangible evidence from this survey of attitudes to windfarms actually underlines the dangers to Shetland’s tourism industry. Visitors rarely come to Shetland for a single reason; mostly they come to experie... Read more...