PODCAST: Charlie Gifford – Lighthouse keeper
Charlie Gifford served as a lighthouse keeper throughout Scotland. In this episode of The Shetland Times podcast he shares stories of his career with Marjolein.
Charlie Gifford served as a lighthouse keeper throughout Scotland. In this episode of The Shetland Times podcast he shares stories of his career with Marjolein.
Reporter for The Shetland Times. I have also worked as a senior news reporter at The Press and Journal, The Barnsley Chronicle and as a freelance reporter for The Doncaster Free Press. Alongside news reporting I specialise in music and sports journalism. Pork pie lover.
The SIC’s environment and transport chairwoman has said she was unaware of plans to close the Upper Kergord road for over two months to lay an underground cable.
Sustainable Shetland’s Frank Hay raised concerns over a notice published in last week’s newspaper that the road will close from 14th May to 18th July.
“The road closure would be a serious inconvenience for regular users of that road. The diversion via Stromfirth is a lengthy detour,” he said.
Mr Hay then questioned whether there had been any consultation over this decision.
Mrs Lyall revealed she did not know about the closure until being approached by The Shetland Times this morning.
“I hadn’t spotted that notice in the paper and I wasn’t aware this was something that was about to begin,” she said.
She raised concerns over SSE’s communication with the community and the impact this closure will have on commuters.
“I think this is potentially indicative of just how much, throughout this whole process they’ve had the community in mind and the impact of the whole project as it has unfolded over the last few years.
“There have been concerns recently about the traffic on the Stromfirth road even as it stands and the fact this is going to divert additional traffic through that road would be a concern to people in the local community.
“It’s unfortunate that there hasn’t been some consultation with the community about this, two months is a lengthy time for them to be working on it,” she added.
SSE has been approached for comment.
Read the full story in this week’s Shetland Times.
A fisheries scientist will launch a new research centre in Scalloway today, helping the venue set its sights on innovation and sustainability.
Professor Ray Hilborn, of the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington, will unveil the Centre for Sustainable Seafood at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Scalloway campus.
It comes as UHI Shetland seeks to advance the understanding of what sustainability means as it operates in partnership with industry and other stakeholders.
The new centre will draw on strong relationships and collaboration with others operating in the marine environment and their communities.
Using the knowledge and expertise of these partners to co-create research, staff will gather data and inform policy grounded in real-world knowledge and experience.
The centre will also work with industry and stakeholders to develop new educational courses and tools to encourage a wider interest in the seafood sector, and address gaps in skills and knowledge.
Principal of UHI Shetland Jane Lewis said: “The Centre for Sustainable Seafood will be a unique centre that will provide credible, robust, and targeted science, education, and training to meet the needs of a sustainable seafood sector.”
Prof. Hilborn is the author of several books and over 200 peer-reviewed articles.
He is noted for his expertise in understanding global fish stocks and in 2016 received the International Fisheries Science Prize.
A search for a person reported missing in Lerwick is being stood down overnight.
The Sumburgh-based rescue helicopter and Lerwick lifeboat were called out just before 7pm after a report regarding the concern for a person’s welfare.
Coastguard teams were also involved, as were the police.
A coastguard spokesman said they had carried out extensive searches around Lerwick and they had not been able to locate the person concerned.
He added that the search was being stood down for the time being.
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