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  • Shetland Women’s Aid is launching its annual Women’s Survey as part of this year’s 16 Days of Activism.

  • Ocean Kinetics has moved into its new, expanded workshop facility at the Hatston Industrial Estate in Orkney.

  • Andrea Manson, convener of the Shetland Islands Council, has said that the council should not “roll over” and let energy developers do what they want. [LDRS]

  • The police have said that three rings with a total value of about £13,500 were stolen from property in the lanes of Lerwick between 8 am on Friday and 7.30 am on Monday.

  • There was a sub-sea earthquake 85 nautical south-east of Sumburgh at about half past two omnn Monday morning.

  • Beatrice Wishart has celebrated last week’s Book Week Scotland 2025 by donating a copy of the Scottish Refugee Council’s New Scots book to the Shetland library.

  • Orkney based member of the Scottish parliament for the Highlands and Islands, Jamie Halcro Johnston, has questioned the Scottish government’s culture secretary Angus Robertson on the problems at Historic Environment Scotland, the government agency which looks after local historic sites like Jarlshof, Mousa Broch, Scalloway Castle, the Clickimin Broch, Fort Charlotte and Muness Castle.

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