Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Alistair Carmichael has welcomed the announcement of a new initiative by the supermarket Aldi and the ABP Food Group to support British farmers in adopting more sustainable farming practices.

The police in Shetland are appealing for information to help trace the driver following the theft of a van in Lerwick, overnight from Friday to Saturday.

Around about now, SIBC will be marking a milestone of 300,000 local news bulletins carried since we started on air in November 1987.

A consultation is now open into UK government proposals to strengthen protections for subsea infrastructure, including cables and pipeline. One measure which may be of concern in Shetland, unless there is clarification, is that UK government ministers are to gain powers to order telecommunications companies to remove, or disable services, during national security emergencies.

Energy and transport, including ferry replacements, were the two key topics being discussed with the Shetland Islands Council at the recent SNP conference in Aberdeen. [LDRS]

The Fair Isle ferry, Good Shepherd IV, which broke down off Leiraness when entering Lerwick harbour last Sunday, will be out of service until the week after next to wait the arrival of a spare part.

For the first time an announcement from the National Energy System Operator onn winter resilience will apply to Shetland.

Following a review of the current licensing regime, the telecommunications regulator Ofcom has announced changes that will allow vessels, ports and harbours to benefit from faster and more reliable communications.