Shetland Islands councillors have decided to approve the recommendations for options to be taken forward to the next stage of the Inter-island Transport Connectivity Programme, including subsea ...

The proposal for the tunnels - which would replace Shetland's aging ferry service - has led to hopes they could be in place ...

Four new links could cost £1.5 billion ...

Plans for a system of undersea tunnels connecting the Shetland Islands are expected to be approved by councillors on Tuesday.

Councillors in Shetland have backed proposals for a series of tunnels linking some of the region's islands together.

The approval means motorists could be able to drive between the mainland and Yell, and Yell and Unst, in the next eight years ...

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Shetland Islands Council could be about to back plans to connect some of its islands with a system of undersea tunnels.