Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Healthcare Improvement Scotland has published two Safe Delivery of Care inspection reports on acute care and maternity services at the Gilbert Bain Hospital.

While giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Transport Committee, Loganair representatives stated that they did not believe that the Air Discount Scheme had any impact on the number of passengers using their services.

The Lerwick lifeboat has a new full-time station technician. Cammy Barron recently started in the role previously known as mechanic.

Three vessels that were involved on the drilling and dredging of Lerwick harbour have left. The tug Duke is towing the barges Hans and George to Louiisa in Finland.

White fish box landings: 3 boats landed over 400 boxes. Pelagic fish landings: The Norwegian Sjohav is landing mackerel at Lerwick and the Norwegian Luroybas is waiting to land.

The cruise ship in Lerwick harbour today is the 253 metre Aidasol at anchor on arrival from Invergordon and departure for Bergen. Two more cruise ships are due this month and one next month.

Shetland and Glasgow City have the joint-highest share in Scotland of newly appointed founders of companies being under the age of 25.

Eight projects in Shetland have been allocated Scottish Government funding for seafood and aquaculture projects.