Shetland Islands Council today (Monday) published its annual figures on councillors’ salaries and expenses, as well as attendance at meetings for the 2019/20 financial year.
READ FULL STORYThe Dim Riv was back in Lerwick Harbour this weekend but will not be sailing in 2020. A welcome sight for passersby, she has been…
READ FULL STORYEmergency services were called to a car on fire in Levenwick on Saturday afternoon. The car fire on the A970 was first reported at 12.30pm…
READ FULL STORYBoat owners will be allowed to take their recreational craft out from this weekend following a relaxation of restrictions. Restrictions on recreational craft owners introduced…
READ FULL STORYPolice have said that “people should only leave the house for very limited purposes” following recent changes to coronavirus lockdown restrictions. People have been encouraged…
READ FULL STORYParks and golf courses in Shetland are reopening with new rules in place as restrictions on outdoor leisure and exercise are eased across Scotland. Outdoor…
READ FULL STORYZetTrans has encouraged folk to “make responsible choices around using public transport” as Scotland moves into phase one of easing lockdown restrictions. The transport partnership…
READ FULL STORYLerwick tops the list of the UK’s postal delivery hotspots, according to the Royal Mail. Shetland’s main town saw more deliveries per individual address than…
READ FULL STORYShetland representatives have repeated the message urging folk not to visit the Scottish islands unless for essential travel. Beatrice Wishart MSP and Alistair Carmichael MP…
READ FULL STORYShetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has pressed for an update on testing capacity in islands. The Lib Dem politician’s call came as the “Test and Protect”…
READ FULL STORYPotential visitors to Shetland Amenity Trust’s sites at Sumburgh are being urged to check the government guidelines before heading to the area.
READ FULL STORYA rescue centre is asking folk to send their well wishes to a struggling seal pup whose mother abandoned it after a premature birth. Hillswick…
READ FULL STORYThe council’s household waste centre at Gremista will be open from Monday, under temporarily extended hours.
READ FULL STORYFirst Minister Nicola Sturgeon has emphasised that people should still only travel to islands for “essential reasons” as Scotland moves into phase one of lockdown….
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