Fair Isle switches on as new 24-hour electricity system unveiled
Fair Isle’s new energy system is officially unveiled today, with islands minister Paul Wheelhouse expected to give his full backing to the new technology which…
READ FULL STORYFair Isle’s new energy system is officially unveiled today, with islands minister Paul Wheelhouse expected to give his full backing to the new technology which…
READ FULL STORYThe SIC is to look into a reduced fares scheme for family and friends of residents living in Fair Isle.
READ FULL STORYFair Isle airport was briefly closed on Wednesday morning when the undercarriage of an aircraft carrying six people broke on the runway. A fire service…
READ FULL STORYA yachter has been taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm after being rescued off Fair Isle. The woman and her husband had been…
READ FULL STORYIt took a while, but the first baby to be born at the Gilbert Bain Hospital made his much-anticipated entry early on Thursday morning.
READ FULL STORYThe NAFC Marine Centre received a surprise delivery this week when they accepted a second rare albino haddock.
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READ FULL STORYAn SIC committee has agreed to grant £250,000 to the Fair Isle electricity scheme that will guarantee 24-hour-a-day power for the island.
READ FULL STORYActs of Christmas kindness We’re just a week away from Christmas. Our tree is up, some presents wrapped, and meal planning has commenced. I have…
READ FULL STORYAn array of colourful Fair Isle patterns feature in a comprehensive graph book launched today at Islesburgh. The Shetland Guild of Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and…
READ FULL STORYMoves are afoot to give Fair Isle’s precious marine environment special recognition in a move never taken before in other areas.
READ FULL STORYFair Isle is said to be close to accessing superfast broadband following a funding boost of close to a quarter of a million pounds.
READ FULL STORYSix empty containers were washed overboard from a cargo ship west of the Fair Isle Channel on Friday night. The coastguard says there has been…
READ FULL STORYThe North Isles, Northmavine and the outer isles have all been designated as fragile areas in a report for the Tackling Inequalities Commission that met…
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