Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Fair Isle ferry Good Shepherd IV, which developed mehnical problems when mid-harbour in Lerwick harbour on returning from Fair Isle two weeks ago, will be on the North Ness slip to have a propellor shaft fitted on the arrival of the replacement part from Norway.

The Shetland Islands Council’s depute leader, Gary Robinson, has predicted that a fixed funding model, combining money from government and private sources, would be the likely the way forward to finance tunnel construction. [LDRS]

Residents in Scotland’s islands, including the island groups of Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles, are being encouraged by the Scottish government to share their views on their experience of living, working and accessing services in the islands.

NHS Shetland is inviting members of the public, staff and partners to attend its annual review two weeks on Monday.

The last of the vessels involved in the drilling, blasting and dredging of Lerwick harbour has left. The drill and dredge barge Rockmate is being towed to Sweden by the Norwegian tug Polar Frigg.

Unite union member cabin crew staff working for Loganair have agreed to an eight per cent increase in basic pay backdated to the 1st of April, followed by the same increase next April.

Alistair Carmichael has called on UK government transport ministers to tackle the whistleblowing concerns over the leadership of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, which have so far not been addressed.