Dear councillors, We have been informed that fishing communities across the UK are set to benefit from £75million of government investment to spur the industry’s post-Brexit growth. Regarding this apparent benevolent gesture by the government, might this be the catalyst for the Shetland Islands Council to perhaps take another look at the proposal to develop […] Shetland News …
Does the Shetland Islands Council’s concern for the safety and well being of disabled people stop at the Laxo and Vidlin ferry terminals? In a report in the media Steel shortage prompts delay in Whalsay linkspan refurbishment; Shetland News, 25 August 2021) it was stated that “councillor Allison Duncan voiced his concern that waiting rooms and […] Shetland News …
WHEN John Arthur Irvine started his fishing career in 1959 at the tender age 15 as a cook on board the Fortuna there was little technology which could help the men finding the fish and also finding their way around the vast ocean. They worked close to shore and learning from the older hands of […] Shetland News …
PLANS to refurbish the Whalsay ferry linkspan at Symbister have been pushed back until next year due to difficulties sourcing the necessary materials. Members of Shetland Islands Council’s harbour board heard on Wednesday that refurbishments at Vidlin and Skerries were carried out in April and May as planned. But work intended to go ahead in […] Shetland News …
WHALSAY Community Council has approached the amenity trust and council amid worries the “state of decay” of the isle’s ‘peerie dock’. The community council says it “urgently requires restoration” – both from a safety and historical perspective. A report compiled on the situation says the dock, in Symbister, has served the community in various ways […] Shetland News …
PEOPLE are being reminded not to fly-tip rubbish into the water after a host of items including traffic cones, a pushbike, an office chair and a satellite dish were recovered from Symbister Harbour in Whalsay. Whalsay Community Council said fly-tipping was not permitted and could cause “serious damage to boats”. The community council said last […] Shetland News …