SHETLAND Islands Council’s

Pete Bevington

25 September 2015 16:22

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SHETLAND Islands Council’s environmental health team are asking people and pets to stay away from the Strand Loch in Tingwall as they suspect that toxic blue green algae is growing in the water. Testing will be carried out on Monday, but the public should avoid contact with the loch as a precaution.

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