Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

On Monday, the Shetland Islands Council resumed its annual programme of surface dressing on the Shetland roads network, after a pause of a few weeks. The work has to be done in the warmer temperatures of the summer months.

In the first half of this year, Scottish Sea Farms continued its return to profitability, overcoming the recent decline in harvest volumes and revenue.

The Shetland Islands Council has been allocated a 75 per cent increase in the Scottish Government’s heat and energy efficiency programme.

Historic Environment Scotland has announced a new pilot fund to help listed places of worship carry out vital repairs and conservation work. Historic Environment Scotland has designated 30 architecturally, and historically, protected ecclesiastical structures in Shetland.

The Lerwick lifeboat was launched on service to go to the 14 metre workboat Pegasus, with two crew on board, which had broken down with gearbox issues one nautical mile north-west of the Green Holm.

It is likely the UK prime minister Andy Burnham will make his decision on the Rosebank and Jackdaw projects no sooner than next month.

Allseas double-hulled heavy-lift vessel Pioneering Spirit is undertaking another project before arriving, possibly at the weekend, at North Cormorant, 60 nautical miles north-east of Unst.