Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Three companies experienced in tunnelling have been appointed in the next phase of work to look at the potential for fixed links in Shetland.

The Shetland Charitable Trust has allocated over £10 million in grants to support 32 community services in the next financial year.

Almost £38 thousand of that has been allocated to Shetland to fund community-led projects.

A full road closure is in operation until tomorrow afternoon. at the Eela Watter Junction to Ollaberry.

Ariane Burgess, the Scottish Green member of the Scottish parliament for the Highlands & Islands, has called for the Scottish budget in January to extend free bus travel to everyone up to., and including, the age of 29.

More details have been given of the decommissioning of the Solan field, operated by Harbour Energy, 50 nautical miles west-south-west of Foula

With it not even thirty years since the first oil and gas was produced from west of Shetland, it is hard to appreciate that some west of Shetland wells are overdue for decommissioning.