WITH the Viking Energy turbines going up at some considerable speed, islanders on both sides of the argument over the controversial project will have to get used to the new reality. Read more Shetland News …
THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised for two local causes after an Islesburgh steward ran home back to Clousta after retiring. Ian Davidge undertook the run from Lerwick to the Westside, which covered around 20 miles, on Sunday morning – setting off shortly after 6am. Read more Shetland News …
A PROPOSED new long-distance walking route which would run the length of Shetland could generate £41 million for the local economy over the next decade, a feasibility study has concluded. Read more Shetland News …
SOME people may mark the end of their last shift at work before retirement with a trip to the pub – but not one man from Clousta. Instead, Ian Davidge will run some 20-odd miles from Lerwick back home to the Westside to raise money for charity. Read more Shetland News …
“HE WIS a ‘grafter’. He didna wait around for things to happen or for eidders to do things if he could mak them happen himsel. He wis very dedicated to whitever he did and had a great ‘drive’ wie him. Read more Shetland News …
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to support a woman originally from Shetland recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis (MS) in her bid to undergo stem cell treatment in Mexico. Thirty eight year old Heidi Obern, who grew up in Shetland’s south end before moving to the Scottish mainland for college at […] Shetland News …
“DRASTIC action” is needed to save the Walls swimming pool from permanent closure as rising energy bills threaten its viability. But a wind turbine and solar panels could be the small pool’s saviour in reducing its energy costs, which for electricity has peaked at around £12,000 a year. The association which runs the private pool […] Shetland News …
BLANKETS made by generous knitters in Shetland have been sent to Turkey to help those affected by the recent earthquakes. The blankets were donated via the local group Loving Hands – Shetland, which is organised by Julia Odie. She said they are being distributed on the ground by the charity Operation Orphan. More than 40,000 […] Shetland News …
A PUBLIC meeting has been called in Voe later in the week to discuss local road safety issues along the busy A970 which cuts right through the North Mainland village. Local residents, as well as North Mainland Labour councillor Tom Morton, met with a team from Shetland Islands Council on Friday morning to walk along […] Shetland News …
THE FIRST of Unst’s two fire festivals kicked off this morning (Friday) as guizer jarl Leslie Stickle finally got his turn to lead the Uyeasound Up Helly Aa. At 70 years old, he believes he may be one of the oldest guizer jarls. But age is just a number, and the Unst man is set […] Shetland News …