Marine / Fishing boat debris cleared from west side beaches
Updated Last cruise ship of the year arrives in Lerwick
Pet owners warned after mince ‘laced with some sort of poison’ found in Lerwick
Business / Award-winning chippy Frankie’s up for sale
Marine / ‘Debris from grounded boat’ causing concern on the west sideCoastguard says the area is being monitored monthly and after ‘significant storms’
Politics / Digital minister reiterates commitment to broadband programme but admits timescale is ‘challenging’
Thomas Cook collapse felt locally as holiday plans disrupted
Transport / Loganair offers help to passengers with Thomas Cook bookings
Nature / Close encounter of the orca kind
Council / Second council by-election after Burgess steps down
Energy / Wind farm developer Peel Energy fails in bid for government support
Updated Viking Energy bid for vital government support unsuccessfulDeveloper says it will continue to ‘explore all possible options to enable the wind farm to be built’
Transport / Cabin fares to reduce for islanders as Serco set to be awarded ferry contract
Nature / Seal captured on video being flipped into air as orcas put on show
Business / Reduced government subsidy behind proposed post office move, says Freefield ownerBrian Smith adds that the Freefield Post Office loses around £6,000 a year as financial package ‘just isn’t enough to cover the costs’
Education / Anderson High School to close for two days after damage to window
Transport / No guarantee new ferry contract will be in place by end of October
Updated SLAP portfolio overvalued by £1.5m, auditors say
Emergency services / Local support for RNLI after criticism of overseas work
Company to review hire policy after party bus trouble
Council / Fibre broadband edges closer for Yell and Unst
Community / Fair Isle Bird Observatory rebuild gathers pace
Arts / Another million Spotify streams for EamonnComposer says ‘80,000 people tune into my songs every day’
Community / Charitable trust ‘enters new era’ after approving financial strategy
Nature / Isles-wide footpath from Unst to Sumburgh would provide ‘spectacular experience’The Shetland Way, however, will not receive funding from the proposed islands deal
Climate / Transport and oil and gas industry behind high carbon footprint, says councillor
Business / Unst caravan site given go-ahead
Business / Local food entrepreneur to appear on Dragons’ Den
Transport / Council to trial card payments on ferries
Climate / People encouraged to take part in global climate strike
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