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A SECOND ‘locality plan’ for Shetland’s islands with small populations – Fair Isle, Fetlar, Foula, Papa Stour and Skerries – has been approved by councillors. The plan includes a number of aims and objectives for each island. Among the aims are electrification of...
A LOCAL councillor says he is “deeply ashamed” that figures show around one in seven children in Shetland live in poverty. Shetland South member Robbie McGregor said he found the figure “appalling” given the isles were “one of the richest places in Scotland”. He told...
LOGANAIR has confirmed that it will delay the reintroduction of flights between Fair Isle and Kirkwall. It comes as a direct result of news at the weekend that the new Fair Isle Bird Observatory, which is under construction, may not open until August 2023. It was previously...