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1 day ago · A FIVE per cent council tax rise in Shetland has been proposed. Councillors will have the final say at a meeting later this month. It has also been proposed that there should be a seven per cent rise in Shetland Islands Council (SIC) house rents. This is said to be the minimum rise in rent needed to ...

5 days ago · Latest news, politics, environment, nature, business, marine, sport and transport from Shetland News. Local stories for the Shetland Islands and beyond.

1 day ago · The organisation delivered a letter to Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday as talks between the UK and European negotiators began. “We must not have a repeat of 1973 when the condition of entry to the EEC was that our richly endowed fishing waters be pooled with other members,” chief executive Elspeth Macdonald said.

5 days ago · With many energy projects in the pipeline, there are plenty of unknowns around future community benefit for Shetland. There are Statkraft’s three planned wind farms in Yell and the outskirts of Lerwick, as well as two large offshore developments proposed to the east of …

Jan 20, 2025 · LOCAL charity Mind Your Head has teamed up with Haar Sauna to offer free sauna sessions in Brae to promote mental health and wellbeing. The eight-seat sessions will be available on Thursday (23 January) between 4.30pm and 5.15pm, and 5.15pm to 6pm, with bookings available in advance.

Jan 28, 2025 · Latest news, politics, environment, nature, business, marine, sport and transport from Shetland News. Local stories for the Shetland Islands and beyond.

Jan 19, 2025 · FERRY staff came to the aid of two fishermen whose boat ran aground in Yell Sound on Saturday night and began taking on water. The Lerwick Lifeboat was also called out to the incident, which was first reported around 10pm when ten-metre scallop boat Craignair struck the isle of Samphrey.. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch said it was in the the process of making enquiries as part of a ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The simple advice is that if someone is unsure on what to do, they should contact their energy provider. Meanwhile Carmichael said it is encouraging that government ministers appear to be aware of the problems people are facing with the upcoming RTS shutdown.

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