Shetland
Archipelago in the Northern Atlantic
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Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom.
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New wind farm could power 500,000 homes The completion of a wind farm and 260km subsea transmission link has connected the Shetland Islands to the GB electricity grid for the first time.Sky News - Published | |
Shetlands spaceport that hopes to launch 30 rockets a year given crucial safety licenceA spaceport that hopes to launch the first rockets vertically into orbit from British soil has been given a crucial safety licence.Sky News - Published | |
Shetlands spaceport could see launch every month as firm counts down to rocket lift offA German company is set to use the Shetland Islands to send rockets into space – with plans to launch at least one a month.Sky News - Published | |
Shetland spaceport granted licence for UK's first vertical rocket launchA site at the northern-most part of the Shetland Islands has become the UK's first licensed spaceport for vertical rocket launches.Sky News - Published | |
In a factory outside Glasgow, Scotland's answer to Musk's SpaceX is taking shapeA Scottish company hoping to take on SpaceX is just months away from launching a rocket in the Shetland Islands.Sky News - Published | |
Shetland Islands tunnel plan at 'advanced' stagePlans to connect the main Shetland Islands through tunnels or a ferry service are now at an "advanced" stage, the local authority has said.Sky News - Published | |
Council workers facing bank holiday blues after day off for King's coronation rejected Council workers on the Shetland Islands are facing bank holiday blues following the King's coronation.Sky News - Published | |
Crime writer's lost laptop found in Shetland's snow A crime writer who lost a laptop containing the draft of her next novel in the snow blizzard that hit Shetland, has said it has now been found.Sky News - Published | |
Major incident in Shetland as thousands without power - with more snow and ice warnings across UK A major incident has been declared for Shetland after thousands of homes were left without power - as snow and ice continues to cause chaos across the UK.Sky News - Published | |
Shetland Island residents must earn £104,000 to avoid fuel poverty next year, warns official Some 96% of residents of the Shetland Islands could find themselves in fuel poverty by next April, according to a local official, who issued a stark warning about the future of the archipelago.Sky News - Published | |
More than 100 dead puffins wash up on Scottish shores in three weeks More than 100 dead puffins have been washed up on the northeast coast of Scotland, Orkney and Shetland in the space of three weeks.Sky News - Published |
