PLANS for a new “energy park” near Sullom Voe Terminal (SVT) which could feature up to ten wind turbines and battery storage ...

DISCUSSIONS have been held about the idea of a district heating system in Scalloway, with hopes that a feasibility study could start later this year. The ...

In this opinion piece, Green campaigner Alex Armitage makes the case for a more diversified education system that would ...

SCOTTISH Sea Farms says its proposed large new salmon farm in Shetland would be a development which “balances technical feasibility, food production potential and environmental impact”. It has now ...

A MAN who threatened a café worker and then told police he would have “smashed him” 10 years ago has been fined at Lerwick ...

SUPERTRAWLERS – vessels measuring more than 100m in length – spent an average of 640 hours fishing in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around Shetland in the last five years. An investigation from ...

On Friday the company hosted a day of presentations and workshops with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and the general ...

A CONSTRUCTION firm has been fined £9,000 after one of its workers suffered significant injuries from falling through an asbestos roof. Steel Erect Shetland admitted failing to properly plan for ...

THE SCENES on the NorthLink ferry from Lerwick to Aberdeen last night (Thursday) have been described by one passenger as “grim” – as children and older people were said to “compete” for sleeping space ...

STREAMLINE Shipping Group has finally confirmed that the company has taken over Menzies Distribution’s transport activity and warehouse operations in the Northern Isles. In early December Menzies ...

THE NEW Opportune fishing boat arrived in Scalloway at the weekend to mark something of a fresh start for the crew after a challenging 2024. Her arrival comes nearly a year after the previous ...