Shetland

Work is about to get underway in earnest on the new Anderson High School and Halls of Residence at the Staney Hill in Lerwick after the project reached financial close. The move signals the go-ahead for the £55.75 million, which will be funded in large part by the Scottish Government through the Sc

Sumburgh Airport Highlands and Islands Airports (HIAL) has been granted a full hearing in its £14 million action for damages against Shetlands Islands Council over alleged “defects” in the local authority’s works to extend the runway at Sumburgh Airport.

A legal challenge over a 103-turbine wind farm in Shetland has been unanimously rejected by the UK Supreme Court. Scottish ministers approved the plan from Viking Energy for a large windfarm in the Central Mainland of Shetland in 2012, but planning consent was set aside in October 2013 when campaign

Plans for the new £5.6million centre for adults with learning difficulties and complex needs in Lerwick are on course, Shetland Islands Council has been told.

Funding for the second phase of a major redevelopment at Sumburgh Airport has been announced by minister for transport and islands, Derek Mackay.

The projected finish date for a £42 million new high school in Shetland has been pushed back to April 2017 due to the complexity of the design discussions. Shetland Islands Council (SIC) confirmed this week that its flagship project for a new Anderson High School and halls of residence at Lerwick's

  Fergus Ewing