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ONE OF the largest energy suppliers in the UK says it offers new meter installations for private houses across the islands - but requests from developers are being assessed on a case-by-case basis. Octopus Energy said decisions to install meters would be made on the basis of...
Seven new houses to be built in Stromness after Orkney council's planning committee gives application the thumbs-up
http://shet.news/9vkjc Copied! THERE ARE question marks over the rebuild of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory after a tender for the work proved too expensive – resulting in those leading the project to rethink their plans. An enhanced building, costed at £7.4 million, has already secured planning permission after the former observatory was destroyed by fire nearly two years ago. 2 of 14Adverts But Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust chairman Douglas Barr said the charity is now looking at other options after a contractor priced the work well above the project’s budget. “It means ther...