Workers and residents give their reaction to Moorfield blaze
Workers from the Moorfield Hotel have spoken of their devastation over the building’s destruction following Monday’s early morning blaze.
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Petition attracts over 2,500 signatures
A petition calling for action to help save hotels from closure and instead pull the plug on the Sella Ness accommodation block has attracted over
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Petition aims to save North Mainland hotels
A petition has been launched in the hope hotels in the North Mainland can be saved from the threat of closure.
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SIC overruled as Sella Ness extension granted
The Scottish government has overturned a Shetland Islands Council decision to reject the extension of temporary planning permission for the Sella Ness accommodation camp. In…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors reject extension for Sella Ness accommodation camp
An application to extend temporary planning permission at the Sella Ness accommodation camp until 2026 has been rejected by the council’s planning committee. Applicants Malthus…
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UPDATE: Suspicious package was false alarm
A suspicious package discovered at Sella Ness in the North Mainland has turned out to be a false alarm. A Police Scotland statement said: “Police…
READ FULL STORYSella Ness evacuated due to ‘suspicious package’
An evacuation has taken place at Sella Ness in the North Mainland following the discovery of a “suspicious package”. A Police Scotland statement said: “Police…
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Hotel jobs lost as oil downturn starts to bite
Scores of hospitality workers have been laid off in the North Mainland amid uncertainty in the oil and gas industry.
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Marine pilots are highest paid council employees
• Two marine pilots working at the Sullom Voe Oil Terminal were the highest paid council employees during the 2015/16 year. • One pilot, who
READ FULL STORYCouncillors unimpressed by firm’s no show
Facilities management firm Shetland FM has been accused of having a “disregard” for the licensing board after representatives from the firm failed to appear at…
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‘Zebra’ barge leaves Lerwick Harbour
The Sans Vitesse ‘zebra’ accommodation barge has left Lerwick Harbour.
READ FULL STORYScaffolders barred from Shetland Gas Plant
Shetland Gas Plant main contractor Petrofac this morning refused 60 scaffolders entry to the site following a dispute flared up at lunchtime on Friday.
READ FULL STORYThree-year contract awarded for Sella Ness accommodation
Shetland FM has won a major new three-year accommodation contract with BP for some of their rotational and shift staff and some seasonal contractors.
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New hotel plan emerges
A new hotel could be built in or around Lerwick as part of an ongoing effort to ease the accommodation burden facing the isles.
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