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  • Historic Environment Scotland has said that undertaking repairs and creating a sustainable new use for Fetlar’s Brough Lodge would be a “highly positive outcome”.

  • The Shetland Islands Council has approved Sella Ness based Wetha Wind’s application for a 5 Megawatt windfarm on the Hill of Wethersta south of Brae.

  • O2 has said that it will be carrying out essential work in the Lerwick area on Tuesday, stating that this will be to improve the local network.

  • Scalloway-based Shetland Analytical Services ceased trading on Friday, ending 40 years of laboratory-testing services in Shetland. Seven jobs have been lost.

  • COPE Limited has been shortlisted in two categories of the Social Enterprise Scotland Awards 2026.

  • Shetland member of the Scottish parliament, Hannah Mary Goodlad, has received a briefing from the RSA UK team on the Shetland Space Communications Optical Terminal, the upcoming space-infrastructure project based at Sella Ness.

  • The 26 metre Comrades towed-in the 24 metre Prolific from 20 nautical miles east of the north entrance to Lerwick harbour.

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