Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The appeal has been turned down by the Scottish government, against the refusal by members of the Shetland Islands Council earlier this year to award planning permission in principle for seven new homes in Trondra.

The Shetland Islands Council’s road service has confirmed that the weight restriction on the A968 Dales Lees road has finally been lifted.

With preparations underway for the end of year total allowable catch negotiations between the UK, the European Union and Norway, cod could be major issue after the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea advised a zero-catch quota for Northern Shelf cod next year.

It may be an error, but the latest, October, update from Openreach seems to suggest that Openreach now has no plans to build full fibre yet to most properties in Lerwick.

The chief executive of the publicly-owned company GB Energy, Dan McGrail, and the chairman, Juergen Maier, are in Shetland from today until Friday to visit wind farms and the Sullom Voe Terminal and to meet members of the Shetland Islands Council to discuss how island communities can benefit more from renewable energy.

Shetland Arts is celebrating Halloween season with a screening of one of the earliest horror movies.

The UK government has given the go ahead for the Jackdaw gas field east of Aberdeen. There is no decision yet on Rosebank, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.