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Shetland residents warned they'll need to earn over £100k to avoid fuel poverty

PEOPLE living in Shetland have been warned they could need to earn over £100,000 to avoid fuel poverty, according to the islands' council.

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This Treasure-Island inspiring Scottish spaceport island is already otherworldly

HAVING been to Unst in the Shetland Islands, I didn’t blink at the news that rockets will soon start blasting off from the UK’s first vertical…

The National (Scotland)

Crown Estate clearing confirms three new Shetland seabed developments

Together they are expected to generate some 2.8 gigawatts of electricity

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Shetland series 7 filming locations: Where is the BBC One drama filmed?

The popular BBC One drama is back

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Photographer Rewarded For Picture Of Speedy, Diving Bird

Smashing through the water at 60 miles per hour, this shot of a gannet in the Shetland Islands in Scotland has scooped a British photographer the Grand Prize in an international photo competition.

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Scottish seabird snap earns £100k grand prize in global photography contest

AN image captured in Scotland of a gannet smashing through the water at 100 km per hour in the Shetland Islands has earned a British photographer…

The National (Scotland)

Shetland season 7: Why is Douglas Henshall leaving the BBC series?

The BBC’s Shetland is set to return in August, with Douglas Henshall once again leading the cast. Sadly, it is the last time he is doing so, but the series will continue without him

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Seal attempts to hide from killer whales in rare footage

Footage captured in Shetland shows harbour seal trying to evade a pod of hungry killer whales

Evening Standard

'Extra special' drone footage sees killer whales hunt seal in Shetland mussel farm

A SEAL being hunted by a group of whales attempted to seek sanctuary by hiding in a mussel farm – and it was all captured on camera.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's best beach is incredible but it isn't actually on the mainland

Holidu has just named its Top 50 beaches in the UK, with St Ninian's Beach on Shetland coming up top for Scotland.

Daily Record

Family in awe after watching incredible orca pod hunt up close on Shetland

Little daughter Sula, 7, was so scared she burst into tears.

Daily Record

Project to connect Shetland to main UK energy system passes major milestone

A £660 MILLION project which will connect Shetland to the main British energy system for the first time has passed a major milestone.

The National (Scotland)

First subsea cables laid in £660m SSEN project to connect Shetland to UK energy grid

Move will secure supply to islanders and support renewable energy firms

Insider UK

'GREAT Britain' ad sparks fury over removing Scottish islands from its map

A GREAT Britain campaign ad has sparked fury online for cutting a part of Scotland off a map in its graphic.

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Drag queens make their way north for islands’ first-ever Pride festival

PROMINENT Scottish drag queens Lily Minogue and RuJazzle were in Central Glasgow this week to mark the start of their journey to Shetland for the…

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Women will ‘transform’ Shetland fire festival culture, campaigner says

THE long awaited inclusion of women in Shetland’s Up Helly Aa will “transform” the culture of the festival, a feminist campaigner has said.

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Island Idyll: Buy A Private Scottish Island And 17th Century Mansion For About $2 Million

A private island off the coast of Scotland with a 17th-century mansion is on the market for a little more than $2 million – including a flock of pure bred sheep.

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Fiery Scottish Viking festival lifts curbs on female participants

Edinburgh (AFP) - Women will be allowed to take part in the main Viking-inspired torchlight procession on the remote Scottish island of Shetland for the first time next year, organisers said on Wednesday.

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Private island off Shetland with six-bed mansion and farmhouse on market for £1.75m

The Isle of Vaila, Shetland, is being sold for £1.75 million including 757 acres of land and a six-bed mansion with four front rooms.

Daily Record

Experts fear deadly new bird flu in Scotland could put some species at threat of extinction

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is intensifying in Scotland as experts warn the virus is 'new and unprecedented'

The National (Scotland)

Shetlanders 'quoted more than £700,000 to connect to broadband', MSP says

SHETLANDERS were quoted more than £700,000 to connect just 15 properties to broadband, an MSP for the islands has said.

Daily Record

Fears after bird flu outbreak kills more than 100 seabirds on Shetland Isles

The National Trust for Scotland said that the St Kilda colony is one of the most important colonies of seabirds in Europe.

Daily Mirror

Beloved pony found dead in bush with broken neck as heartbroken family blame local dog

Shetland and Welsh Mountain cross pony Arya is thought to have been chased to death in a "blind panic" in the Flintshire village of Penyffordd, north Wales, her heartbroken owners believe

Daily Record

Dozens of dead birds scattered across Shetland Isles amid bird flu outbreak

The Scottish Government has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on the Shetland Isles.

The Independent UK

Remote Shetland island offering headteacher £61,000 salary for a school with 5 pupils

Foula is one of the remotest inhabited islands in the UK

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