Chris Cope

LOW income families in Shetland are set to receive two payments of £120 per child over the winter. It forms part of a series of measures Shetland Islands...

ANOTHER motorcycle driver has spoken out about the dangers of vapes being thrown on the road after one punctured her tyre in the Gulberwick area last week....

PLANS have now been lodged with the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for a battery storage system in Lerwick. The application to the Energy...

A DROP-in event is being held at the Methodist Chapel in Nesting later this month to discuss proposed ideas for the future of the building. Social housing is one idea which has been floated, as well as childcare. This comes after an ‘invitation for ideas’ campaign...

COUNCILLORS will be asked next week to give the green light to business cases costing up to £700,000 which would explore the future of Shetland’s inter-island transport network - with fixed links set to be part of the consideration. The idea behind the proposed strategic and...

A NUMBER of concerns remain from people in Lerwick about the prospect of a large battery storage system being installed in the town, a meeting has heard. However, developer Statkraft said in a statement that it is confident its proposal is safe and that a battery safety...

COUNCIL tax and housing rent in Shetland is set to rise by 4.5 per cent in the next financial year. The decision was made at a meeting of the full Shetland Islands Council (SIC) on Wednesday. It comes at a time when SIC grapples with significant budget challenges for 2023/24,...

THE FUTURE of a youth cafe which operates twice a week in Lerwick but faces losing some of its funding is looking more secure after raising more than £4,000 in donations. This means the crowdfunder for the OPEN Project’s Da Café initiative has smashed its initial target of...

A NEW housing scheme in Scalloway which will offer 32 houses for rent and sale is nearing completion. Six of the units at the Upper Scalloway scheme - at ‘Berryview’ - have been earmarked for sale under the Scottish Government’s shared equity scheme, which allows people to buy...

A PROPOSED upgrade of the road leading to Walls is set to move to the next stage in the lengthy business case process after the matter went in front of councillors this morning (Monday). A motion by Shetland West member Liz Peterson to press ahead won a vote 5-4 when it was...