Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Mid Yell Junior High School closed today due to a suspected electrical fault, with the Shetland Islands Council confirming that investigations into the fault were underway and that the building would reopen once it had been confirmed safe.

Because its school meals are supplied by the Mid Yell Junior High School, the Burravoe Primary School closed at lunchtime.

Research by Ipsos Scotland has found that 58 per cent in Scotland think the Scottish government should make “most of the decisions” on oil and gas drilling licences, including around Shetland.

It has been confirmed that work on the Fair Isle harbour at North Haven will continue over the winter months.

The Scottish government has announced £20 million of winter resilience funding to keep Scotland's transport network operating during severe weather. A share of the funding for lifeline ferry services is to help ferry operators like NorthLink to monitor weather forecasts and to assess the impacts on routes.

Amy Jones, a PhD researcher at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Thurso, has warned that underwater tidal stream turbines could disrupt coastal marine food webs. Shetland has one tidal stream array in Bluemull Sound and another is being planned for Yell Sound.

For the second time there will be a signed performance of the Open Door Drama Group’s panto.