Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Hannah Mary Goodlad has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish government that it will fund the next stage of preparatory tunnelling work for fixed links in Shetland.

Orkney member of the Scottish parliament Liam McArthur has drawn attention to, what he called, a prototype lifting device to improve accessibility for patients and those with mobility problems travelling on Islander aircraft.

During a meeting of the Shetland NHS board, the chief executive Brian Chittick revealed that the money for planned care in the wide-ranging public sector reform in Scotland was not as much they thought they would be getting.

Mobile work to reinstate road markings after the summer’s surface dressing is to be undertaken soon throughout the central, north and west mainland and north isles.

The 41 metre Norwegian fishing boat Einar Erlend was escorted into Lerwick harbour by the fisheries protection vessel Hirta.

The Lerwick lifeboat and the Lerwick coastguard rescue team were called out for a missing person search.

The S92 coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked on an NHS patient transfer.