"I think you'd be looking at far more job opportunities if the islands were connected to the (Shetland) mainland." But digging a tunnel and laying a road does not come cheap. When Shetland Islands ...

Council leader James Stockan said Orkney ... RET (Road Equivalent Tariff) for ferry fares. "And the funding we get from the Scottish government is significantly less per head than Shetland and ...

with around 11% of its road network now underground. Reports suggest these tunnels have had a transformative impact, ...