PYLONS larger than the new overhead lines in the Tingwall area are being considered by energy giant SSEN for Shetland’s future energy network. If they were installed, they would be located on land between Kergord and a planned large 2GW northern substation hub in the Sullom Voe/Scatsta area. Read more Shetland News …
TALKS are ongoing with energy developers about providing their own accommodation for workers on future projects – but concern has been raised at the pace of progress. Shetland Islands Council leader Emma Macdonald said she has a worry that “this isn’t happening quick enough”. Read more Shetland News …
A TREE thought to be more than 100 years old has been cut down in Yell by power company SSEN without the landowners’ knowledge or permission. Landowner Rowland Morewood described the incident, at Seafield House in North-a-Voe, as an “awful shame”. Read more Shetland News …
PLANS for new overhead power lines spanning a distance of 11.5km through Shetland’s Central Mainland have been given the go-ahead from the Scottish Government. Read more Shetland News …
SHETLAND Amenity Trust has appointed local knitwear designer Donna Smith as the new curator of the annual wool week on a two year term. A firmly established name in the textile industry, Smith produces and hand dyes her own Shetland wool, Langsoond Yarn, and last year published her first book of knitting patterns. Amenity trust […] Shetland News …