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The well-loved Fair Isle Bird Observatory was destroyed by fire on Sunday.Firefighters worked through the day on Sunday to bring the blaze under control. As of 9am Monday morning crews were still in the isle "dampening down", fire control said.Reports of the fire were received at around midd... Read more...
Members of the public will be invited to give their opinion on detailed development proposals for "the last big site within the town of Lerwick".An eight-week consultation is set to be launched following the completion of a draft masterplan for the Knab site recently vacated by the old Anderson ... Read more...
Schools and ferries are two areas where the council may be forced to make cuts if it is to continue to balance its books.That was the fear expressed by some councillors on Tuesday as the local authority set its budget for 2019/20."Radical action" could be required in order to avoid an unsust... Read more...
Councillors have opted not to object to a proposal to increase the size of the turbines which will form the Viking Energy windfarm.This came after members of the SIC planning committee deferred a decision last week, citing confusion over the points they were being asked to consider.Convener ... Read more...
A meeting to determine whether the council will object to an application to increase the size of the turbines which would form the Viking Energy windfarm has been adjourned amid confusion among members.The firm is seeking permission to increase the height of the proposed 103 turbines by 10 metre... Read more...
North Nesting Jarl Steven Cassidy and his band of vikings were greeted by a dull but dry morning as they kicked off proceedings for this year's Nesting & Girlsta Up-Helly-A'.The native Glaswegian and his Jarl's Squad were in fine spirits, despite the grim forecast, as they entertained bairns... Read more...
Taxi fares could be set to increase after councillors recommended new tariffs for the industry.Members of the environment and transport committee unanimously backed the proposals at a meeting on Tuesday morning.If approved by the council's policy and resources committee next week the new far... Read more...
Councillors have unanimously supported a motion condemning the latest funding offer from the Scottish government. (more…) Read more...
A spectacular galley burning in Scalloway tonight (Friday) heralded the start of Shetland's fire festival season for 2019.A sizeable crowd turned out to see around 200 guizers join this year's 51 member Jarl's Squad, led by Tingwall-man Maurice Jamieson, on their torchlit procession through the ... Read more...
And we're off... fire festival season 2019 kicked off in Scalloway this morning (Friday) with a procession of Vikings through the village.Guizer Jarl Maurice Jamieson – portraying Thorbjorn Hrollaugsson – led his squad of 51 from Port Arthur along Main Street and towards the Scalloway Youth ... Read more...