Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

NorthLink’s two new 140 metre freight-flex vessels being built by the Guangzhou shipyard in China have been named following the receipt of 800 votes from members of the public. Like all the NorthLink freight and passenger vessels, the names begin with the letter “H”, with one to be named Hascosay and the other Hakon.

Susan Murray, the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Scotland in the House of Commons, has hailed the successful static test of a scaled-down launch vehicle by Scottish-Ukrainian rocket development company Skyrora.

At the meeting of ZetTrans this week, it was mentioned that the Scottish government’s £2 bus fare cap trial “had not made much difference to the numbers of people getting on board buses. [LDRS]

In the latest water situation report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Shetland remains at the normal level for water scarcity along with Orkney, the Western Isles and the west of mainland Scotland from Caithness to the Borders.

This year’s Lerwick panto has been announced. In December Open Door Drama Group will perform Alice in Wonderland written and directed by Hannah Eunson. The musical director will be Sioban McGregor.

Artwork inspired by Shetland's wildlife and landscapes will go on display in Bressay this autumn as part of a free Art in Nature exhibition at Speldiburn Cafe.

Norwegian choir Gullgutane, which means the Golden Boys, is bringing a performance to Shetland this month. Shetlander Mark Laurenson, who lives in the Suldal region of Norway with his wife and daughters, is a choir member and has arranged the visit.