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ANOTHER councillor has expressed their interest in taking on the top job in the chamber. Stephen Leask, who was re-elected in Lerwick North and Bressay for a second term earlier this month, said he feels he could bring much to the role. Emma Macdonald and Ryan Thomson have...
A ground preparation celebration was held today (Wednesday) marking yet another milestone in the journey towards the UK’s first vertical satellite launch.
CAST an eye down the Lamba Ness peninsula in Unst, where the Saxa Vord spaceport launch site is planned, and you might think construction work is underway. But the digging of the ground at the former RAF base is part of a process to register the site’s archaeological history...
COASTAL erosion has prompted a review of the lighthouse in Firth, which has been described as a “local landmark”. The Northern Lighthouse Board said it is looking at options more inland. The Firth’s Voe lighthouse is located at the edge of the shore, and it sits near Yell...
THERE are hopes that a temporary cutback on planning services will be lifted at the start of July following recruitment success. The planning duty officer and pre-application enquiry services were suspended in January due to staff shortages. The council’s planning service said...
TOM Morton has confirmed he is standing in the upcoming council elections for Scottish Labour. The writer and broadcaster, who lives in Hillswick, will stand in the Shetland North ward. “Having now fully recovered from serious illness, I'm keen to represent Shetland North as a...
THERE was high praise in the council chamber yesterday morning (Wednesday) for convener Malcolm Bell as he presided over his last meeting. The Lerwick councillor is hanging up his boots after a decade in the role. He chairs meetings of the full council and Wednesday’s session...