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Full estimated cost to build undersea tunnels linking Shetland Islands revealed

THE estimated cost to develop and construct undersea tunnels between mainland Shetland and four surrounding islands would be around £1 billion, it…

The National (Scotland) · May 30

'Fleet-ending madness': Outrage over 'zero catch' North Sea cod quotas

SHETLAND Islands Council is to express its concern to the UK Government over proposed changes to North Sea cod quotas for next year which the local…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2025

Frank Strang obituary

Entrepreneur who overcame the odds to realise his vision of a spaceport in the Shetland Islands

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

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Ian Clark obituary

Local government officer who took on Big Oil in the Shetland Islands in the 1970s and later became joint managing director of Britoil

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

Conference on more powers for Shetland set for spring

A CONFERENCE exploring ways in which Shetland could become more autonomous is to take place later this year.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 12, 2024

Britain's most dangerous drivers - areas with highest points on licences revealed

Yorkshire has topped the list of areas in Great Britain where drivers have the most points on their licences - while perhaps understandably the Shetland Islands showed the least penalty points

Daily Mirror · Apr 24, 2023

Shetland underwater cable fully repaired after internet blackout

A DAMAGED underwater cable that left the Shetland Islands without phone and internet services has been repaired, a telecoms operator has said.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 23, 2022

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Fishing boat owners thank rescuers following collision

THE owners and skipper of a fishing boat which sank off the coast of the Shetland Islands last week have thanked everybody involved in their rescue.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 10, 2022

Rockets to lift off from Shetland Islands by year’s end

The Lamba Ness peninsular in Unst will be home to the £43m SaxaVord Spaceport.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Scottish electric vehicle registrations accelerate 75% in a year

North Lanarkshire, the Shetland Islands and Stirling had the strongest take-up of electric vehicles

Insider UK · Jan 18, 2022

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