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5 days ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Hans J Marter
A SHETLAND community councillor has questioned whether Scottish Water has got its priorities right after essential works to upgrade supplies in South Whiteness have been “cancelled” with no indication when they will be carried out. Andrew Archer said it was “very well” for Scottish Water to claim it had insufficient funds to invest when the utility was happy to sponsor the 2023 visit of the Tall Ships to Lerwick.
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Hans J Marter
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Hans J Marter
CLOSER relationships between Shetland and Faroe may be on the horizon after a three-day visit by a large Faroese delegation last month. Led by the islands’ justice minister Bjarni Kárason Petersen, the group met with Shetland councillors and council officials, as well as representatives from industry. They toured the SaxaVord Spaceport, Sullom Voe Terminal, renewable energy developments, harbour facilities in Lerwick and Scalloway as well as the fisheries department of UHI Shetland.
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Hans J Marter
SHETLAND Central councillor Moraig Lyall has confirmed that she has put her name forward to be considered as the isles’ Liberal Democrat candidate at the forthcoming Holyrood elections. Sitting MSP Beatrice Wishart announced earlier this year that she would not be seeking re-election for in May 2026. Lyall, an independent councillor who chairs the SIC’s environment and transport committee, issued a short statement on Monday confirming that she was seeking to become the Lib Dem candidate.
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1 week ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Hans J Marter
WHAT was promoted as the UK’s “most productive onshore wind farm” is turning out to be one of the country’s most poorly performing. Rather than producing electricity at a load factor of around 50 per cent, as forecast and promoted by owner SSE Renewables, the Viking Energy wind farm has so far been churning out electricity at a rate of just 17 per cent of what is potentially possible. The 103-turbine project became operational in summer last year.
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