Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Shetland Islands Council has published the findings from consultants Exceliamus on its first electric bus trial, which concluded that the electric vehicles are viable in Shetland.

The 180 metre Hong Kong registered bulk carrier WL Palekh passed within 20 nautical miles of Eshaness today, heading for Murmansk. Surprisingly it had sailed from Belfast and had travelled through the Minches.

Next Tuesday there is to be another UK citizenship ceremony in the Lerwick Town Hall. This time there are 5 participants, coming from Hungary, Latvia and Morocco.

It looks as if the Shetland Gas Plant will change hands early next year. This emerged as Serica Energy completed the acquisition, for £14.5 million, of Prax Upstream Limited.

Beatrice Wishart has questioned the cabinet secretary for transport on the withdrawal of shared cabins on the NorthLink service and the subsequent impact on concessionary voucher entitlement.

Ocean Kinetics has announced that it has achieved Fit 4 Offshore Renewables granted status.

Orkney member of the Scottish parliament, Liam McArthur, has highlighted the impact of changes to Ecological Focus Area criteria on crofters and farmers in island areas, like Orkney and Shetland.