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EARLY estimates have suggested that Shetland Islands Council could receive £400,000 from SSE Renewables for road repairs ...
COUNCILLORS on the planning committee will be recommended to give the green light to a contentious substation on the ...
LINDA Gray should be daunted. She has a to-do list that could unfurl and wind its way around the near two acre site at Lea ...
KITTIWAKE, arctic skua and arctic tern (tirricks) have shown “particularly drastic population crashes” in Shetland, a nature ...
TRANSPORT Scotland is gauging interest from companies who may be interested in bidding for the contract to run the Northern Isles ferry service. The ...
A WHITENESS building firm has purchased a large warehouse in Lerwick and secured a funding boost from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). G A Leask Builders has secured up to £486,956 from HIE to ...
A FLOTILLA of five historic vessels will arrive in Shetland early next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World ...
CLOSER relationships between Shetland and Faroe may be on the horizon after a three-day visit by a large Faroese delegation last month. Led by the islands’ justice minister Bjarni Kárason Petersen, ...
THE VALUE of Shetland’s public funds invested in the financial markets took a hit following the announcement of goods tariffs ...