Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

In the Scottish parliament election in May, Brian Nugent is standing as Shetland constituency candidate for Sovereignty and the leading candidate for Sovereignty in the Highlands and Islands regional list.

As the cost of electricity rises slightly for those on variable tariffs, it is likely that those in all-electric homes in Shetland, consuming about 18,000 units of electricity a year, will have paid about £,5000 in the year just ended.

The Liberal Democrat Scottish affairs spokesperson Susan Murray has revealed figures that the number of damp and mould complaints received by the Shetland Islands Council are below the Scottish average.

It has emerged that the 108 metre, Russian, special-purpose underwater intelligence-collection vessel, Yantar, was most likely accompanied by a submarine when it was spotted hanging about in waters near Shetland and the north of Scotland in November, where there are telecommunications and power cables, and oil and gas pipelines.

it has emerged that the 108 metre, Russian, special-purpose underwater intelligence-collection vessel, Yantar, was most likely accompanied by a submarine when it was spotted hanging about in waters near Shetland and the north of Scotland in November, where there are telecommunications and power cables, and oil and gas pipelines.

In current forecasts, the wintry weather will last until Tuesday morning, followed by a cool week and then becoming warner the week after next.

In time for the current colder weather, most of at least 3,700 pensioners in Shetland will now have received their Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, although the rollout continues into this month.