Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Objections appear to be increasing over Braewick in Eshaness being a possible landfall location for the proposed Shetland 2 High-Voltage Direct-Current cable.

A new concern is over the possibility of exposure to magnetic fields, the strengths of which are higher the load, even when buried underground, although this drops with distance from the cable.

The objectors include the SNP candidate for Shetland, Hannah Mary Goodlad, who said that the proposed second cable landing at Braewick was a line that must not be crossed.

The second book to be published by The Shetland Bookshop, taking over from The Shetland Times publishing, is a labour of love called Shetland’s Trolls and Gaints by Paul Moar.

Wind farm developer Ocean Winds has confirmed that is handing back, to Crown Estate Scotland, the lease-option for the 500 Megawatt Arven South floating offshore wind farm, which would have been as near as 15 nautical miles east of Nesting. Ocean Winds stated that strong opposition from the fishing industry was a reason for the move, along with a viable grid connection and transmission charging costs.

A letter to Lerwick Community Council has informed that a new community liaison group is being set up for the planned Mossy Hill wind farm between Lerwick and Scalloway.

Living Lerwick, operator of the town centre business improvement district, is considering downsizing the area covered by the scheme as it prepares for a renewal ballot for a fourth BID period for five years from later this year to 2031.