Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

SSEN Transmission has pledged to support the delivery of more new homes across the north of Scotland, including the possibility of some in Shetland, as the energy supplier aims to play a role in alleviating the region’s housing challenges.

Three councillors have been shortlisted for the leader of the year award, including Emma Macdonald, the leader of the Shetland Islands Council.

Ability Shetland is receiving an Improving Lives grant of £135,480 from the National Lottery fund.

There is a reminder from the Shetland Islands Council to bird owners in Shetland, that they are now legally required to register their birds on the new Scottish Kept Bird Register.

The independent British energy company Viaro Energy, which has a 100 per cent interest in the Rona Ridge, 30 to 40 nautical miles west of Shetland, is forming a strategic partnership with nuclear reactor technology developer Terrestrial Energy. Viaro previously signed a memorandum of understanding with Newcleo, an innovator in the field of nuclear energy.

White fish box landings. There are no markets at Scalloway and Lerwick today. The landings so far this week are 2576 boxes.

The Pension Age Disability Payment, a new disability benefit for people of state pension age, is now open for new applications from people living in Shetland. The Pension Age Disability Payment is being piloted in five local authority areas including Shetland, along with Orkney, the Highlands, Aberdeen City and Argyll & Bute.

The oil and gas services company Petrofac, which experienced losses as builder of the Shetland Gas Plant, has once again extended its existing forbearance agreement on a missed interest payment with a group of lenders. Earlier this month Petrofac reported a net loss, for the first half of this year, of 122 million pounds.