The recent windy weather also saw most flights last week cancelled, and a fire engine fault means passengers have to fly to Sumburgh
Four weeks with no ferry in Fair Isle – while mobile signal is down too
The traditional Fair Isle and Orkney chairs are on a ‘red list’ of endangered crafts
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Preparatory work is underway on the new bird observatory after 2019’s devastating fire – and a fibre broadband cable for the island is being brought ashore
Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has congratulated Rachel Challoner with a Scottish Parliament motion after her design was one of five finalists
A preferred candidate for the headteacher role has been picked and is due to move to Fair Isle soon
Watch a video of the drone’s approach and landing below
Drone company Windracers also aims to carry out further test flights to Shetland in March next year
Sophie and Eve using space to increase awareness of two endangered crafts
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Passengers have been unable to travel on the MV Good Shepherd IV since the start of the pandemic
Local resident Eileen Thomson says ‘we desperately need a ferry suitable for life in the 21st century, to continue to attract visitors and prosper as a community’
A new building will now not be ready before at least 2023
‘The way these photos have gone down a hit with the public is very much to do with nostalgia’, curator Ian Tait says
SNP councillor Robbie McGregor says he has held talks with government officials on the matter
Crowdfunding appeal for the project has so far raised over £130,000
The charity has owned Fair Isle since 1954