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Elected members have backed a full business case behind a rebuild and extension of Toft Pier, at a cost of £2.9 million. Councillors provided their unanimous backing for the project when they met in the town hall on Wednesday. One million pounds in external funding has been secured from the E... Read more...
Young fiddlers the length and breadth of Shetland are gearing up for the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition in Mareel next weekend (Friday 26th and Saturday 27th April). (more…) Read more...
A call has been made by Sustainable Shetland for a moratorium on all windfarm development. The anti windfarm group has responded following a decision by councillors to approve the Mossy Hill project. The group says it is "bitterly disappointed" by the decision to grant approval of the 12 turbi... Read more...
With the tender deadline for the Northern Isles ferry contract fast approaching, Aberdeen & Northern Marts has paid tribute to the "positive contribution" current operator NorthLink Ferries has made to area's agricultural industry. (more…) Read more...
Councillors serving on the SIC's planning committee have given a majority backing to the Mossy Hill windfarm. Members voted six-two in favour of the development, but called for added conditions relating to "shadow flicker" and the development's proximity to the Tingwall shooting range. Peel En... Read more...
Scalloway Primary School will remain closed on Monday because of a leaky water tank. Schools pupils were due to return to their classes after the Easter break. But acting headteacher Jennifer Williamson has warned parents that the Scalloway school is expected to remain shut. Staff have apol... Read more...
One person was evacuated from a Lerwick house fire in the early hours of this morning (Friday). Three fire engines were called out to a blaze in a ground floor flat on St Magnus Street at 12.21am. Two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and one main jet were used and firefighters finished t... Read more...
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The four main sponsors for this year's Shetland Boat Week in August have been announced by Shetland Amenity Trust. They are Ocean Kinetics, Serco NorthLink Ferries, Lerwick Port Authority, and coming "aboard" this year, seafood marketing campaign So Much to Sea. Each of the sponsors had na... Read more...
A Lerwick house was broken into this week – and now police are appealing for witnesses. The housebreaking took place in Rudda Court sometime between 12.30pm on Wednesday and 8am yesterday (Friday). Witnesses should call Lerwick Police Station on 101. Read more...