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  • Scottish Sea Farms had confirmed that, after it rented out its Gremista processing hub for a day during the summer, to be used as the scene of a crime in the tenth series of the TV crime drama Shetland, it donated the fee of £5,000 to eight local charities, all nominated by Scottish Sea Farms’ team in Shetland.

  • The road-sweeper in Lerwick is back on the road after extensive refurbishment.

  • There was a power cut affecting 579 customers in Nesting, Vidlin and Whalsay this morning, but this was reduced to 22 customers.

  • Adverts for weight loss drugs that claimed were recommended by staff at branches of the health retailer Boots have been removed from TikTok after Boots complained.

  • Of 268 drivers in Scotland, still driving with 12 or more points, one was in Shetland, which is what would have been expected.

  • Investment company Carlyle is continuing with its acquisition of the fleet of floating production storage and offloading vessels from infrastructure company Altera, including the Petrojarl Knarr, which is being renamed Petrojarl Rosebank.

  • There is more after we reported on Sunday on the regional bus fare pilot scheme, capping fares at £2, which will be rolled out in Shetland and in Orkney, along with the Western Isles, the Highlands, Moray and Argyll and Bute.

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