Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

A meeting of the full Shetland Islands Council has approved high-value backing for three local projects through the recently established Crown Estate Fund.

In recent months there has been talk locally about people intending to move to Shetland for what is possibly a wrong reason, that is mostly to escape their high-covid infection areas, although Shetland has not been covid-free. This perception that people want to move here has been backed by an opinion poll of UK households.

The Shetland Islands Council’s ferry service has confirmed that the previously announced installation of the newly-refurbished linkspan at the ferry terminal at Vidlin will start on Monday and will take about four days.

The Shetland Islands Council’s ferry service has confirmed that the previously announced installation of the newly-refurbished linkspan at the ferry terminal at Vidlin will start on Monday and will take about four days.

The coastguard in Shetland has been helping the police in Thurso in the search for a missing person in Scrabster by coordinating coastguard rescue teams.

Shetland Arts’ Refresh Now programme continues online and in person across Shetland.