Chris Cope

3 days ago | shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope

CONCERN has been raised at the prospect of the Burravoe post office in Yell closing in the summer – with a local councillor saying the decision not to relocate it is “just another strangulation of remote communities”. The current postmistress, who has run the service from her house in the south of Yell for many years, is retiring in July but the Post Office said it is not looking to replace the branch at this time.

3 days ago | shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope

LOCAL police officers have been praised for their “life-saving action” and teamwork after giving a man Naloxone and CPR following a report of a possible drugs overdose. NHS Shetland’s alcohol and drug development officer Wendy Henderson also highlighted that Naloxone is available to anyone who may experience or witness an opioid overdose. Police officers in Shetland have been equipped with Naloxone, a medication that temporarily reverses an opioid overdose, since 2022.

4 days ago | shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised to send a  Shetland team to the Scottish learning disability sports games in July thanks to a musical weekend helped along by fundraisers from Orkney. Two events in Gulberwick on Friday night and Skeld on Saturday were hosted by Friends of Stoneworks Orkney, which raises money for Orcadian charities. They came to Shetland three years ago to host a local fundraiser and were happy to return this weekend for another go.

4 days ago | shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope

SHETLAND Islands Council is “doing as much as it can” regarding the threat of cyber attacks – with a warning made that the local authority “cannot be complacent”. The topic was raised at a meeting of the council’s audit committee on Monday morning amid a number of cyber attacks in recent weeks on national retailers and some local authorities. A knock-on impact of an attack on the Co-op was felt in Shetland, with deliveries to its two supermarkets affected.

4 days ago | shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope

FUTURE development projects with a total investment value of £11.17bn are being planned in Shetland over the next 15 years, according to new research from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). It is estimated these projects could support more than 1,100 jobs. Across the Highland and Islands area the investment figure expands to more than £100 billion thanks to around 250 ‘regional transformational opportunities’ (RTO).