Community council welcome for tunnel progress
Residents were decanted from the Mid Yell care home last week
SaxaVord Spaceport, the aquaculture industry and local politicians have also hailed Shetland Islands Council taking its first steps towards tunnels
The SIC says the Bluemull Sound ferry Geira might only return from drydock on 20 April
The North Yell Development Council is also now recruiting for a facilities manager as its property portfolio grows further
It comes as SIC officials continue to explore an updated timetable for the ferry to Unst after a new requirement to secure large vehicles – with the likely result being fewer sailings per day
The fiction book Kirsti’s Hus will be launched this weekend in Yell
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Yell will see some big changes over coming years with two large onshore wind farms plus associated infrastructure set to be constructed on the island which is also part of the Scottish Government’s carbon neutral islands project.
In this long and thorough ViewPoint contribution, local resident Adrian Brockless explores some of the contradictions of the processes involved and wonders if, perhaps, we are all on the brink of making some catastrophic mistakes in the name of climate progress.
