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Sullom Voe loading jetties shut down for the next week
No oil will leave the Sullom Voe Terminal for the next week after BP shut down all the loading jetties today for repairs.
READ FULL STORYChance to invest £7 million in NINES wind turbines
Shetland could invest up to £7 million in three large wind turbines planned for Gremista by Scottish and Southern Energy.
READ FULL STORYTattie-loving Shetlanders help fund Orkney Olympic rower’s bid for glory
Shetlanders’ love of a good tattie is helping fund a British sportsman’s bid for medal glory at next year’s London Olympics.
READ FULL STORYCharitable trust scraps referendum plan under pressure from regulator
Shetland Charitable Trust has caved in to the charity regulator’s demand that it immediately scrap plans for a referendum on reform.
READ FULL STORYYoung fiddler competition organisers looking to hand over baton
The organisers of the Shetland Young Fiddler of the Year competition are looking for people to take over the running of the annual event.
READ FULL STORYRegulator orders Shetland Charitable Trust to drop referendum plan and threatens court action
The charity regulator OSCR has ordered Shetland Charitable Trust to scrap its plan for a referendum.
READ FULL STORYDanger of Lerwick battery fire forces SSE to halt connection
A Lerwick man is warning of a danger of explosion and fire in a giant battery installed at Lerwick Power Station which could burn for
READ FULL STORYLerwick man Spence appointed new manager at Sullom Voe Terminal
A Shetlander has been appointed as the next manager of Sullom Voe, 30 years after beginning his BP career at the terminal.
READ FULL STORYIsles agree wave power deal which may bring future benefits to community
Shetland has signed a deal with the giant power company Vattenfall which might one day see the community part-owning lucrative wave farms around the islands.
READ FULL STORYChange of plan makes windfarm grid connection much cheaper
The financial risks of pursuing the Viking Energy windfarm have reduced with the interconnector cable from Shetland becoming cheaper and requiring less public money to
READ FULL STORYShetland Wind Power founder to start new firm after venture capitalist owners pull plug
The founder of Shetland Wind Power, which went into administration on Friday, is to start up a new operation looking after the needs of the
READ FULL STORYPeace breaks out as tugmen accept cost-cutting deal
Sulloe Voe tug crews have voted to accept a cost-cutting deal with Shetland Islands Council which will see 12 of the 48-strong workforce take voluntary
READ FULL STORYFair Isle to get ‘long-overdue’ fire station
Fair Isle is to get a new fire station. The £140,000 contract has been awarded to local firm Ness Engineering with a view to the
READ FULL STORYUse private sector more, council urged at Have Your Say meeting
Shetland Islands Council could find a chunk of the £18 million it still needs to save over the next two years by hiving off services
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