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Milestone as spaceport applies for licences to launch satellites from Shetland

Licence applications for the UK’s first vertical-launch spaceport have been submitted to the industry regulator in a “milestone” for the project. SaxaVord UK Spaceport, which will be located at Lamba Ness in Unst, was granted planning permission by ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

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

Work is set to begin on the UK’s first commercial spaceport, which will see satellites launched into orbit from the Shetlands by the end of the year after plans won the backing of the local authority. The Lamba Ness peninsular in Unst will be home ...

28 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Shetland Council warns 96% of islanders could be pushed into fuel poverty

Scotland

Shetland Council: 96% of islanders could be pushed into fuel poverty

As many as 96% of people living in Shetland could be pushed into fuel poverty by next year, the local authority has warned. Rising fuel prices are expected to impact across the country in the coming months, but the picture in one of Scotland’s ...

30 Aug 2022 at 19:17

Just 118 homes left without power on Shetland as reconnection expected on Sunday

Just 118 homes on Shetland remain without power after this week’s cold weather, engineers have said, with full reconnection expected on Sunday. Temperatures as low as minus 17.3C were recorded in Scotland this week and a major incident ...

18 Dec 2022 at 10:05

Engineers warn some in Shetland could be without power into weekend

Some people on Shetland could be without power until the weekend, engineers have warned, as they work to reconnect thousands entering their fourth day without power. Engineers from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) ...

15 Dec 2022 at 16:45

Hotel and visitor centre planned on Unst as spaceport takes shape

A new hotel and visitor centre are planned for the island of Unst in Shetland as part of work to create a spaceport at the northern-most tip of the UK. The team behind SaxaVord spaceport hope to build new accommodation near the ...

24 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Shetland Council to discuss ‘advanced’ tunnel plan with Scottish Secretary

Plans to connect the main Shetland islands through tunnels or a ferry service are now at an “advanced” stage, the islands’ council has said. The Shetland Island Council has secured a meeting with Alister Jack, the Scottish ...

04 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

‘Game-changing’ £100m deal to unlock economic success for islands is signed

A growth deal which will invest £100 million in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles was signed on Friday. The funding includes £50 million each from the Scottish and UK Governments, with some £293 million more expected ...

20 Jan 2023 at 15:47

Scotland

School evacuated after historic ordnance brought into building

A school was evacuated after historic ordnance found on a beach was taken into the building. Emergency services were called to the scene after the item was taken into Scalloway Primary School on Shetland on Friday ...

26 May 2023 at 16:44

Around 350 homes suffer sixth day without power

Engineers have reconnected hundreds of homes in Shetland, though around 350 properties are enduring their sixth day without power. A major incident was declared in Shetland earlier in the week after thousands of ...

17 Dec 2022 at 18:34

Power back in all homes on Shetland after cold snap problems

All of the homes which have been without power on Shetland this week have been reconnected, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has said. More than 5,000 homes lost electricity this ...

18 Dec 2022 at 16:45

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