An incomer, I have now lived in Shetland for over 53 years. It can't be the climate; it must be the people! I came to islands where the majority of jobs were dirty, physically demanding and erratically paid, working with sheep and fish. Those 50 years have seen huge changes..
WITH the Viking Energy turbines going up at some considerable speed, islanders on both sides of the argument over the controversial project will have to get used to the new reality. While getting used to the turbines in time is one thing, islanders opposed to the plans felt that.
THE COST of heating Lerwick homes and businesses connected to the district heating scheme will go up by between seven to eight per cent from 1 April. Shetland Heating Energy and Power (SHEAP) said the company, which is owned by the Shetland Charitable Trust, had been able to.
A GROUP set up to develop footpaths and cycle paths in Tingwall, Whiteness and Weisdale has been awarded £6,000 of funding to undertake a study. The funding for Win Furt comes from Shetland Charitable Trust and the Shetland Community Benefit Fund (SCBF). The money is to fund a.