Councillors reverse planning decision on Papa Stour solar panels
Councillors have overturned a decision from the planning department to refuse solar panels on the Papa Stour kirk. SIC planners had rejected an application for…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors have overturned a decision from the planning department to refuse solar panels on the Papa Stour kirk. SIC planners had rejected an application for…
READ FULL STORYOut-of-this-world high-speed broadband – powered by satellites – will close Papa Stour’s “digital divide” this week, a government minister confirmed. Work, which will finish by…
READ FULL STORYA fundraising sailor has spoken of his experiences in the isles as he ventures round all ports with harbourmasters in Britain and Ireland.
READ FULL STORYThe lifeboat in Aith was called out this morning after a yacht lost power off Papa Stour.
READ FULL STORYIt is 50 years since Aith lifeboat crew raced to Papa Stour to help a trawler stranded on rocks. Conditions were treacherous, but the brave…
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…
READ FULL STORYA second attempt to show off one of two air ambulances being brought into services was hampered by poor visibility. A planned itinerary was arranged…
READ FULL STORYCongratulations are in order to Tavish Scott for speaking up for those of us in the more remote areas of Shetland who suffer the appalling…
READ FULL STORYFlights to Papa Stour have been suspended due to wet weather waterlogging the air strip.
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Residents in Papa Stour are up in arms about the state of the island’s only road and are demanding that it be…
READ FULL STORYBy ROSALIND GRIFFITHS The only drug and alcohol rehab project in Shetland is being forced to close at the end of the month through lack…
READ FULL STORYArchaeologist Barbara Crawford from St Andrews University made a return visit to Papa Stour last weekend to oversee further landscaping and interpretation at the Biggins…
READ FULL STORYBy LAURA FRIEDLANDER THE reconstruction of a traditional Norwegian stofa or Viking house is nearing completion in Papa Stour. Last week Norwegian craftsmen spent several…
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