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NEARLY 40 phone boxes in Shetland remain up for âadoptionâ, including the one outside the sorting office on Lerwickâs Commercial Street.
Other boxes up for adoption include the B-listed kiosk at Shirva in Fair Isle, while the rest are dotted around Shetland in locations such as Hillswick, Bressay, Aith and Baltasound.
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BT is allowing communities to âadoptâ redundant phone boxes for a cost of just £1.
Since 2008 a total of 482 phone boxes in the UK have been adopted and transformed into everything from defibrillator units to mini history museums and book exchanges.
Communities can adopt a kiosk if they are a recognised public body, such as a community council or town council.
A NUMBER of local schools, as well as Shetland Recreational Trust, have received funding to help them do their bit to tackle climate change.
North Roe Primary School has received £10,000 through the Scottish Governmentâs Community Climate Asset Fund to buy food growing equipment.
Burravoe Primary has secured £7,388 for the same purpose, as has Fair Isle Primary School (£1,658) and Sandness (£1,342.98).
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The recreational trust, which operates Shetland’s leisure centres, has bagged £18,600 for low-energy lighting.
The fund is designed to tackle climate change and support Scotlandâs green recovery from the pandemic.
A total of 279 projects across Scotland have been selected for a slice of more than £3.2 million.