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  • In considering the planning application for the Mossy Hill wind farm, the Shetland Islands Council’s planning service must look at any possibilities of the wind farm causing any issues for radio, television or communications signals.

  • One such objection to Mossy Hill has come from the Joint Radio Company, which is an industry-owned spectrum management consultancy and spectrum management organisation with primary responsibility for the radio spectrum used by the UK energy industry.

  • In the last four weeks there has been widespread reporting worldwide on the Albacore Scottish and European Championships which were held in Shetland last month. All of the reports have been good publicity for Shetland.

  • Shetland is the 4th equal highest in the percentage of vacant houses of all 32 council areas of Scotland.

  • It is only a week and a half to go until the one of the deepest partial eclipses of the sun by the moon in Shetland for some time, and for some time to come.

  • Tavish Scott, the chief executive of Salmon Scotland, has commented on the first major shipment of Scottish salmon that arrived in India after a free trade deal was struck between the UK government and the Indian government.

  • Stewarton Annick Ladies, an Ayrshire football club, has said that it faces a "race against time" as it looks to raise £14,500 to fund a charter flight to play away from home against Shetland Women a week tomorrow.

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