Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has filed a motion in the Scottish parliament calling for a full, new build replacement of the Gilbert Bain Hospital.
VisitScotland has claimed that its Connect 2026 travel trade event has raised the profile of Shetland tourism businesses.
VisitScotland added that the activity generated by Connect 2026 helps to support 1,250 tourism related jobs across Shetland.
The Conservative party in the House of Commons is to force a parliamentary vote calling on the UK government to approve the Rosebank oil field 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.
It has been confirmed that the coastguard search and rescue helicopter base at Sumburgh is on track to transition from its current Sikorsky S-92 aircraft to the new Leonardo AW189 helicopters between January and March next year.
Meanwhile the current coastguard S92 helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked for an NHS patient transfer.
The 108 metre Russian special-purpose underwater intelligence-collection ship Yantar is expected to pass through waters close to Shetland in the near future.
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