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A flood alert has been issued for Shetland, with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency warning of high tides and strong winds. Sepa says there is a risk of waves "overtopping" at exposed locations. It says the periods of greater risk are around high water at 11:30pm on Monday and 11:30am ... Read more...
The SIC's environmental health department has received notification from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) that there is blue-green algae in the Loch of Voe. The loch is situated near to the Vidlin junction of the main A970 road from Lerwick to Hillswick, just before the village of ... Read more...
Southerly and southeasterly gales with gusts reaching storm and near hurricane force continue to cause disruption. (more…) Read more...
Scotland’s environment watchdog is reminding Shetlanders with septic tanks they have not yet registered that they have only three weeks left to do so – for free. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has developed, with the Scottish government, a 10-point plan to support econo... Read more...
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Shetland Amenity Trust has been granted national funding to clear and close 11 illegal fly-tip sites throughout Shetland from Scousburgh in the South Mainland to Mid Yell in the North Isles. The funding, accessed from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (Sep... Read more...
A CLEAN UP operation is continuing after a major oil spill in Scalloway last week. Around 2,000 litres of black waste engine oil leaked from a ruptured storage tank in the old bus depot below the Scord quarry in the early hours of Friday morning. The SIC's ports and harbour department immediately ... Read more...