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An appeal application lodged with the Scottish Government has highlighted that a planning officer’s recommendation to approve permission in principle for seven new houses at Cauldhame in Trondra was “disregarded” by councillors in April. [LDRS}

The Shetland Library has announced the winners of this year’s Young Shetland Writer competition. This year’s theme of the Map resulted in 361 submissions.

Researchers from the Sea Mammal Research Unit and the Scottish Oceans Institute at the University of Saint Andrews have gained an insight into sea mammal behaviour when they become tangled in fishing nets.

A coastguard S92 helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to go to the Mariner field, 75 nautical miles east-south-east of Sumburgh.

White fish box landings: 3 boats landed about 400 boxes.Pelagic fish landings: The Fraserburgh Christina S is landing herring at Lerwick and the Fraserburgh Ocean Star is waiting to land.

Last year, once more, there were more deaths in Shetland than there were births with the balance resulting in an increase in population due to immigration to Shetland.

After many months of planning, the new Shetland Animal Welfare charity shop in the Toll Clock Shopping Centre will open on Thursday afternoon with Shetland Vets’ founder Jim Nicolson cutting the ribbon.