Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Scottish government's minister for Europe, external affairs and energy Stephen Gethins has expanded on his response to a parliamentary question that the Scottish government isn’t doing enough to support a coexistence between offshore wind development and the fishing industry.

In June, Heriot-Watt University projected that 11 per cent of the North Sea could fall within wind farm boundaries by 2050, a rise from the current 1 per cent.

Meanwhile Hannah Fennell, the chief executive designate of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association, has said that Scotland's pelagic industry has a bright future following significant investment in vessels, technology, science and its supply chain.

Figures show that in the last financial year the Shetland Islands Council earned £47 million from its investments but that it needed to draw the same amount from those reserves for spending. [LDRS]

Following the two vehicle road traffic collision, which resulted in two being taken to hospital and the Voe to Brae road being closed yesterday, overnight and this morning, the road is being reopened today.

Shetland decided against a visitor levy, but today (Friday) Edinburgh has become the first area of Scotland to introduce the levy.

The Shetland Young Promoters Group is holding a child-friendly under 10s disco today called Blast!