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Daniel Shailer

Lerwick, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Reporter @ShetlandTimes | prev @AP, @TucsonSentinel & bits: @Guardian, @insideclimate, @mongabay | [email protected]

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  • Feb 18, 2025 | shetlandtimes.co.uk | Daniel Shailer

    Any plans to rejuvenate Scalloway harbour will have to wait a little longer, after delays from an consultancy firm were shared at a harbour board meeting this afternoon (Tuesday). A report considering different business options for the port was expected by March but — held up in part by the volume of responses to a consultation — will now not be ready until the summer.

  • Feb 6, 2025 | shetlandtimes.co.uk | Daniel Shailer

    A Shetland hat worn by Billie Eilish at the Grammy awards on Sunday was, in fact, a copycat made from imitation wool. Yorkshire-based manufacturers Abraham Moon confirmed that their “Shetland-type wool” used in the baseball cap was mostly shorn from sheep in New Zealand, then milled in England. The singer-songwriter was photographed wearing the “Shetland-quality” LA Dodgers hat and looking happier than ever, despite leaving the Los Angeles ceremony without any gongs this year.

  • Jan 17, 2025 | shetlandtimes.co.uk | Daniel Shailer

    Scotland’s salmon farming industry is working too slowly to fix its sustainability issues, according to a government report published this morning (Friday). Prepared by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee, the 84-page report details issues with fish mortality, welfare and the impact of farms on the surrounding environment.

  • Jan 17, 2025 | shetlandtimes.co.uk | Daniel Shailer

    Scotland’s salmon farming industry is working too slowly to fix its sustainability issues, according to a parliament report published this morning (Friday). Prepared by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee, the 84-page report details issues with fish mortality, welfare and the impact of farms on the surrounding environment.

  • Jan 16, 2025 | shetlandtimes.co.uk | Daniel Shailer

    The go-ahead for first vertical space rocket launch from UK soil has finally been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Published on Thursday, the licence approves Rocket Factory Aubsberg (RFA) to launch 30-metre-tall satellite-bearing rockets from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst. Issued on Tuesday and published this morning (Thursday), the licence approves Rocket Factory Aubsberg (RFA) to launch 30-metre-tall satellite-bearing rockets from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst.

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