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A restricted inter-island ferry timetable will be introduced next week serving "critical" needs in isles' communities. (more…) Read more...
NorthLink has introduced a new temporary timetable, which it said still provided a "lifeline service between mainland Scotland and the Northern Isles whilst reflecting travel demand during the Covid-19 outbreak". Restrictions have been implemented on ferries by the company in recent weeks to allo... Read more...
Taxi drivers will be asking passengers whether their journeys are essential during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Shetland Islands Council announced today (Thursday) that passengers should expect to be questioned as part of the government advice that everyone should stay at home, unless travelling ... Read more...
Isles health professionals could be deployed to help out in areas most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic – but only if it does not impact on local services. (more…) Read more...
Frontline staff working for NHS Shetland are being tested for coronavirus. The health board's chief executive Michael Dickson says the board has been working with occupational health to "identify at risk" workers. The number of cases in Shetland now stands at 29. Meanwhile, the council's de... Read more...
A major isles clean-up operation, which was expected to involve thousands of volunteers, has been postponed due to the Covid-19, Shetland Amenity Trust announced on Tuesday that this year's Da Voar Redd Up had been the latest to fall victim to the pandemic. The annual event which is in its 33r... Read more...
The Scottish government is no longer calling on local authorities to deliver 1,140 hours of funded childcare from August because of the coronavirus pandemic. But officials at Shetland Islands Council insist they are already well on the way to delivering the target in any case. The SNP administ... Read more...
An offshore worker has been airlifted to the isles for treatment after being taken ill this afternoon. UK Coastguard said it was called to an installation around 90 miles southeast of Sumburgh at 1.55pm today. The casualty was flown to Tingwall Airport, arriving at around 4.20pm, suffering fro... Read more...
Two more isles patients have tested positive for Covid-19, according to official figures. Scottish government figures for March 31st state the total number of positive cases in Shetland has reached 29 – up from 27. It follows an update on Saturday, when two residents in an isles care home an... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council is reminding people that its waste management depot at Gremista, including the household waste recycling centre, is "closed to the public but still open to key commercial traffic". This is to support those services which have been identified as essential to Shetland, such... Read more...