Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Lerwick lifeboat was launched on service to go to the 14 metre Dutch sailing yacht Windshift which was dismasted 27 nautical miles east-south-east of Lerwick after leaving Lerwick harbour yesterday afternoon.

Norwegian energy company Statkraft has confirmed that the work on the Mossy Hill wind farm, between Lerwick and Scalloway, should get underway next year.

The GMB union has said that 580 union-member staff across the UK, including in Lerwick, have signed a no confidence motion against the chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Virginia McVea.

The cruise ships in Lerwick harbour today are the 72 metre Hebridean Princess at Victoria Pier West on arrival from Baltasound and departure for Orkney and the 132 metre Le Laperouse at Victoria Pier East on arrival from Tórshavn and departure for Kirkwall.

A number of campaigners opposing the closure of the Scalloway swimming pool took part in a march in Lerwick yesterday

Members of the Scottish parliament Liam McArthur for Orkney and Kristopher Leask for Highlands and Islands have called on the Scottish parliament's rural affairs committee to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of the Islands (Scotland) Act.

The consultation on whether to allow production from Rosebank, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst, closes on Monday.