SIC approves £18.6m for Fair Isle ferry
Shetland Islands Council has today (Fri) agreed unanimously to fund up to £18.6 million towards the cost of a new Fair Isle ferry and related…
READ FULL STORYShetland Islands Council has today (Fri) agreed unanimously to fund up to £18.6 million towards the cost of a new Fair Isle ferry and related…
READ FULL STORYFunding for the Fair Isle Ferry has been secured, following the uncertainty of last week’s budget. Questions over the future of the project were raised…
READ FULL STORYDirector of children’s services Helen Budge confirmed there is no budget in place to reopen mothballed schools.
READ FULL STORYThere have been no flights to Fair Isle or Foula since a plane fault was identified on Friday.
READ FULL STORYEmergency services carried out a medical evacuation this morning (Thursday) of a casualty on a cruise ship west of Fair Isle.
READ FULL STORYThe SIC has agreed to continue a tendering exercise for a replacement Fair Isle ferry following a behind closed doors meeting. Councillors also decided to…
READ FULL STORYThe SIC has agreed to move to a full business case for a new Fair Isle ferry – despite the costs rising by over £10…
READ FULL STORYFair Isle Primary School have featured in a new book about Scotland’s love affair with scones.
READ FULL STORYBids for the long-awaited Fair Isle ferry replacement have been submitted.
READ FULL STORYTenders are being sought for the £5.4 million replacement Fair Isle ferry.
READ FULL STORYA new full-time resident nurse is set to move into Fair Isle early next year. NHS Shetland advertised the role just last month, with the…
READ FULL STORYToday (Sunday) a birdwatcher on Fair Isle was treated to four exotic migrants.
READ FULL STORYFair Isle’s Vivian Ross-Smith has been awarded the Freelands Studio Fellowship, which will see her work alongside lecturers and teach art at universities. The successful…
READ FULL STORYThe UK government will provide £27 million for a new roll-on, roll-off ferry for Fair Isle, it has announced. The project is part of £177m…
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