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Progress on accessible Grutness ferry terminal toilets welcomed

NEWS that planning permission is now being sought for new accessible toilet facilities at the Grutness ferry terminal has been warmly welcomed by a councillor for the area. Shetland South member Allison Duncan said improved toilet facilities at the terminal, which is used by the...

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Proposed new Fair Isle ferry no longer set to be fully 'ro-ro' as estimated costs rise

THE POTENTIAL design of the proposed new Fair Isle ferry has been scaled back from a full ro-ro vessel amid rising costs - with the estimated budget for the project now standing at between £40 million and £45 million. Instead, the replacement 24-metre ferry looks set to be...

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Fair Isle ferry costs rise to around £40m | The Shetland Times Ltd

Fair Isle ferry costs rise to around £40m | The Shetland Times Ltd
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Contract for new Fair Isle ferry could be awarded mid-January

MORE details have been revealed about what Shetland Islands Council is looking for in a new Fair Isle ferry. The council recently went out to tender on a replacement vessel, with the contract expected to be awarded in mid-January. The aim is for the ship to be delivered by the...

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One of the UK's most remote nursing jobs available in Fair Isle

One of the UK's most remote nursing jobs available in Fair Isle
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Hudson Bay bird visits isles for the first time

A HUDSONIAN godwit was spotted at Grutness over the weekend – it is the species’ first ever sighting in Shetland. The shorebird is part of the sandpiper family and they usually breed in Canada and Alaska, along the shores of Hudson Bay. They begin migrating to South America...

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'Councillors should respect each other's views', Morton says after calls to resign

A SHETLAND councillor has claimed he has faced calls from two senior colleagues to resign from his position - but he says he has no intention of doing so. Tom Morton, a Labour councillor for the Shetland North ward, said it was “what happens when you make your opinions public...

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