Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

NHS Shetland has revealed that there have been no recent cases of measles in Shetland, but the health board warned that measles is highly contagious, and even a small drop in vaccination uptake can lead to a rapid spread of the infection.

A meeting of the Shetland licensing board approved the first late licence in Shetland for this summer’s football World Cup.

SportsScotland National Lottery funding of £82,000, previously announced in January for Shetland Gymnastics’ dedicated gymnastics space in Cunningsburgh, has been confirmed.

The Burravoe Post Office is now open at its a new location at the Brough Store.

The Shetland Islands Council has launched a study to gain new insight into the economic value of cruise tourism to Shetland.

In transport questions in the House of Commons on Thursday, Alistair Carmichael will ask the UK government secretary of state for transport, Heidi Alexander, what recent discussions she has had with the aviation industry on the potential merits of the UK rejoining the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service.

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior III has been lying off coast of Namibia, near Walvis Bay, while following the floating production storage and offloading vessel Petrojarl Rosebank. The Petrojarl Rosebank is in the bay accompanied by three support vessels.