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Harbour news It was a relatively quiet period for shipping movements in Scalloway Harbour in the week to Friday. The sharp of eye may have noticed the switch of the long-present Ronja Settler for her virtually identical sister ship the Ronja Skye on Friday as the former travels to Norway to dry d... Read more...
Bridge-End suppers The fish and chip night at Bridge-End overcame great adversity to achieve a great tally of fish suppers provided to satisfied customers. Late in the afternoon, just as fryers were powered-up to feed the approaching masses the electricity supply failed at the transformer acr... Read more...
Burra Community Council The February assembly of the Burra Community Council took place on Monday this week, with all three central Mainland councillors also in attendance. As is often the case, matters of roads and transport occupied much of the agenda. In keeping with the cold snap, the counc... Read more...
Community council Foremost on the agenda for the Scalloway Community Council this month was the thorny subject of the planning application for the proposed abattoir in the former No Catch factory on the East Voe industrial estate by the Shetland Abattoir Co-operative. This “emotive and divisive... Read more...