#shetland — Public Fediverse posts

The amazingly well preserved Clickimin Broch on the south-west edge of Lerwick in Shetland. The site was first occupied around three thousand years ago, with the main structure dating back around two thousand years. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/shetland/clickimin/index.html

#Scotland #Shetland #Lerwick

Aldi the chick the new star on #Hollydell croft, #Shetland

Stacey Rendall said she had heard on social media that people elsewhere had successfully hatched chicks from #supermarket #eggs and thought she would try it herself.

So she asked her aunt to buy her a packet of eggs from her local #Aldi in Hampshire and to send them north to Shetland – a journey of around 800 miles.

https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2020/07/06/aldi-the-chick-the-new-star-on-hollydell-croft/

#chicken #Scotland #chicks #hatched #animals

High costs and unreliable #deliveries for #parcels in Shetland, report finds

Consumer #Scotland has published a report into its findings in #Shetland, #Orkney and the #WesternIsles, saying #islanders faced “high #postal costs” and “inconsistent services”.

A #RoyalMail decision to move postal #flights to #Glasgow instead of #Aberdeen has often been cited as resulting in longer delivery times in Shetland.

https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/07/15/high-costs-unreliable-deliveries-parcels/?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse

#greed #privatisation #fail #CorporateGreed

‘The answer is dig a hole’: why Scotland’s islanders want tunnels instead of ferries.

From Shetland to the Western Isles, campaigners argue ageing ferries are driving depopulation – and undersea tunnels are the only 21st-century solution.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260102-the-answer-is-dig-a-hole-why-scotlands-islanders-want-tunnels-instead-of-ferries?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Scotland #UK #Infrastructure #Transport #Ferries #Tunnels #Shetland #WesternIsles #Depopulation