Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Shetland Islands Council is holding a special meeting this morning to review the Inter-island Transport Connectivity Programme.

Alistair Carmichael, as chair of the House of Commons environment, food and rural affairs select committee, has called on the UK government to give an indication of its goals for the share of UK gross domestic product that is contributed by agriculture in the future.

The 13 metre wooden Zulu fishing drifter, Maggie Helen, designed by John Shewan and built in 1904 by Hay & Co at Hay’s Dock in Lerwick, has returned to Dublin Bay with Irish news services highlighting the Shetland connection.

After the coastguard broadcast a pan-pan message, the Lerwick lifeboat was launched on service to a yacht that had mechanical problems and had grounded in Aith Voe in the North of Bressay.

White fish box landings: 5 boats landed about 1500 boxes.

The cruise ships in Lerwick harbour today are the 253 metre Aidasol at anchor on arrival from Invergordon and departure for Bergen, the 218 metre Balmoral at Mairs East on arrival from Stornoway and departure for Leith and the 91 metre Hebridean Sky at Victoria Pier East on arrival later from Noss and departure for Fetlar.

NHS Shetland has announced local plans after the Scottish government confirmed that it is offering a new programme of two-dose MenB vaccination for young people this summer.