SOME Whalsay ferry sailings tonight (Friday) have been called due to crew sickness and a lack of available cover. For Symbister to Laxo, the last run will be 7pm, with bookings available. The return journey will see a last run at 7.30pm - bookings are available via phone only..
A CYCLIST has arrived in Shetland as part of an unusual challenge - to travel through all 204 Ordnance Survey (OS) map areas of Great Britain. Mark Wedgwood, 54, from Hathersage in the Derbyshire Peak District, said the 7,000-mile adventure should take around six months. It is.
ESSENTIAL maintenance will be carried out on the linkspan at the Laxo ferry terminal later this month. The work will take place over the weekend of 20 to 23 May, starting after the 6.30pm ferry to Whalsay on the Friday. From this time, all ferry sailings over the weekend will.
FIVE new grants worth nearly £400,000 in total have been approved by councillors through the local authority’s Coastal Communities Fund. Grants worth up to £100,000 each will go towards upgrades to the Symbister marina as well as plans for an indoor equestrian facility in.