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THE WORK to rebuild the Fair Isle bird observatory has been boosted with the award of a £500,000 loan from Shetland Charitable Trust. The money is coming from the trust’s capital bridging works loan scheme. This is designed to provide interest free loans to alleviate cash...

A CONSULTATION is likely to be held on whether there should be changes to Shetland’s network of community councils and their boundaries. One idea which has been floated is to reduce the number community councils from 18 to seven and mirror the Shetland Islands Council (SIC)...

THE MAJORITY of schools in Shetland are set to close to pupils next week - should last minute talks to avert national strike action fail. Parents and carers are now beginning to be told about the planned closures. Action is likely taking place across Scotland by school staff...

A SEABED survey of a proposed large offshore wind farm site to the east of Shetland is due to take place soon. The surveys are for the proposed Arven wind farm, which could have a total generating capacity of 2.3GW. To put this into context, this is five times the total capacity...

On Thursday, Shetland Islands Council announced the majority of schools will be shut for three days next week following industrial action. 

HOW ABOUT dipping into the sea at St Ninian’s isle to cool down after a thorough sauna session at the famous tombolo beach? Sounds far-fetched? Well, it will become a reality as of next month when Hannah Mary Goodlad, originally from Scalloway, and Callum Scott go live with...

USAGE of Shetland Islands Council’s (SIC) electric vehicle charging points has decreased more than anticipated after fees were imposed earlier this year. There has been around 47 per cent less sessions on charge points since fees were introduced on 11 April to the end of July,...

THE NATIONAL autumn/winter vaccination programme for flu and Covid is now underway in Shetland, with the main programme running until mid-December. Due to the newly identified Covid variant BA.2.86, people aged 75 and over, those who have weakened immune systems and people who...

LECTURERS at UHI Shetland are participating in a first national day of strike action across all colleges in Scotland, part of a dispute over pay. Unions say the current offer from employer Colleges Employers Scotland (CES) is well below what is needed to compensate for high...

TWO fire appliances were sent to Scalloway earlier today (Thursday) after reports of smoke coming from a household appliance within a home. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said the call came in at around 2.40pm. “Operations control mobilised two appliances to...