Power restored to all homes after six days
SSEN engineers and line crews have now restored power to all 5,289 homes impacted by the extreme snow and ice storm that hit last Monday….
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No Bean feat in raising £1,000 for charity
The Foula Beans fundraiser by Gaada and its workshop co-ordinator Jono Sandilands has raised a total of £1,000 for Shetland Foodbank. The artist created the…
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SSEN dealing with secondary fault affecting 94 customers
Only 24 properties remain without power from the initial snow storm last Monday – in Vementry, Grobsness, Brechin and Watsness, However, a further 94 customers in…
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Work continues to restore power, with 350 properties now left without supplies
Engineers have restored power to an additional 350 properties today (Saturday) – with working continuing to get supplies back to the remaining 350 properties. Supplies…
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Fundraising tractor run rescheduled
Shetland Young Farmers has rescheduled its popular Tractor Run for Tuesday evening. The event was cancelled on Thursday due to the weather. This year organisers…
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Hundreds of homes have power restored – 700 remain without
A team of 150 engineers have restored power to a further 900 homes in Sandness, Hillswick, Papa Stour and Wester Skeld, with around 700 properties…
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Engineer: Work still to be done in “challenging” conditions
Linesman Ivan Mitchell described the damage which caused blackouts across the island as “fairly serious” in a video released by SSEN. Mr Mitchell has been…
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Government minister praises community effort in emergency
Scottish government minister for resilience Keith Brown visited Shetland to meet responders and agencies involved in efforts to restore power. He visited Bixter Community Hall…
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As many as 1,700 are still without power as SSEN say they hope to have power restored by Monday. SSEN said in a statement that…
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Council lists schools to reopen tomorrow
Some schools and early learning settings will re-open tomorrow [Friday]. However, travel restrictions are in place for a number of locations. Schools in areas with…
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WATCH: Bixter Hall hub for community
Bixter Hall has been a hub for the community in the last few days as disruption brings halt to daily lives. SSEN posted a video…
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WATCH: WATCH: SSEN engineers arrive in Shetland
SSEN engineers have arrived in Lerwick to help restore power to parts of the island. Power cuts began on Monday afternoon leaving people without electricity…
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Body found in Ollaberry area
The body of a woman has been discovered in Ollaberry. The incident took place at lunchtime on Tuesday afternoon. Police Scotland said in a statement:…
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Power cuts discussed at Scottish government level
Shetland is in the midst of a major incident as a result of the worsening wintry weather.
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