Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Living Lerwick has appointed Morag Smith, Shetland-born founder of Koko Events, as the new project manager to lead the BID into its next five-year term.

Shetland ForWirds is to hold a heritage event in November, with culture, language, music and stories of Shetland while interacting with exhibits at the Shetland Museum and Archives.

Scottish Sea Farms’ latest newsletter, The Source, features stories from its Shetland operations. This includes plans for a £2 million second phase of improvements in processing in Lerwick.

The UK government funded Brae rural energy hub project, and the refurbished Brae Youth and Community Centre, are now open to the public after delays earlier this year in completing the project.

After the semi-finals, Katrina Coutts from Shetland is one of three finalists in the 16th year AgriScot Business Skills Award 2026.

Interested parties in Shetland and in Orkney have publicly welcomed a proposed ferry route from Aberdeen to Seyðisfjörður, a port on the east of Iceland that is used by the Smyril Line ferry Norröna.

Although it several years since local and UK fishermen had to follow European Union rules, what happens in Europe has an influence on local fisheries.