Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

A large opinion poll by YouGov for Sky News and Independent Radio News has predicted that the Scottish Liberal Democrats will retain the Shetland seat in the Scottish Parliament elections in just under 4 weeks and that the Scottish Liberal Democrats will also retain the Orkney seat.

The NorthLink passenger ferry Hjaltland was delayed by 6 hours on leaving Lerwick harbour yesterday evening. This was due to an issue with the bow door.

The latest on the Bluemull Sound ferry Geira is that it will remain out of service for another two to three weeks due to delays while berthed alongside at Shearers.

Former prime minister Tony Blair’s think tank has called on the UK government to back Rosebank, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst, along with other fields including Jackdaw, to protect the United Kingdom from the economic shocks exposed by the Iran war.

However, the Rosebank project still has to receive approval of the UK government. Last week the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning questioned operator Equinor’s updated environmental assessments for proposed emissions from Rosebank.

In this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, the top six in Shetland was unchanged, with the starling again number one, the house sparrow number two and the feral pigeon number three.

Production of the eleventh season of the crime drama Shetland has been underway since the beginning of the month.