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The Shetland Islands Council has said that an aerial survey of Shetland, using laser scanning equipment on a fixed-wing aircraft, will take place in the coming weeks.

Last week the new representative for Shetland in the Scottish parliament did something relatively unusual for a member of parliament - she paid tribute to the former representative who belonged to a different party.

On the eve of Scotland’s ninth World Cup finals, Historic Environment Scotland is launching a new project exploring the places that have shaped the development of modern football in Scotland. In July 1887 a game under 24 year old association rules was played at Bellevue in Lerwick, during which Lerwick FC

In January 2024, the Shetland Islands Council approved an outline business case for the Brae school campus which, at the time, had an estimated cost of £42.5 million. The full business case is expected early next year. Before then, and after the recent publication of a proposal-of-application notice, the next stage of community engagement will get underway, starting later this month.

Councillor Allison Duncan has said the Shetland community safety and resilience board should write to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency expressing concern over plans to stop paying coastguard rescue team volunteers around £11 per hour for call-outs and training, with Mr Duncan claiming that this could have “serious implications” for Shetland.

The fire and rescue stations at Bixter, Bressay, Fair Isle and Hillswick have been identified as premises which could benefit from £50,000 modular welfare units to upgrade their facilities.

The Baltasound Junior High School is one of 322 schools in Scotland today celebrating the 3rd International Day of Play and Motion which was established by the United Nations in 2024.