Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Alistair Carmichael secured an urgent question in the House of Commons yesterday on the issue of the remuneration of coastguard rescue officers when attending incidents and training exercises.

In his response to Mr Carmichael’s urgent question, the parliamentary under-secretary of state for maritime, Keir Mather, confirmed that he had paused further “check in” sessions on the planned changes, in order to reflect on feedback.

NHS Shetland has announced additional opportunities tomorrow and next week for the two-dose MenB vaccination at the Grantfield Vaccination Centre.

The surface dressing programme in Shetland is on pause for now due to a mechanical breakdown at the emulsion plant.

White fish box landings: 4 boats landed about 1200 boxes.

The cruise ship in Lerwick harbour today is the 252 metre Aidaluna at anchor on arrival from Hamburg and departure for Reykjavik.

The NHS Shetland Health Board Endowment Funds has awarded £50,000 to support the next phase of the Shetland Community Screening Project.

A report from Rewilding Britain, which promotes restoring nature's habitats, natural processes and, where appropriate, missing species, has claimed that offshore wind farms risk “industrialising” the UK’s seas. But Rewilding Britain also claimed that offshore wind could deliver for nature and local communities if done right.