Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

There was a power cut in south-west Lerwick, which was narrowed down to affecting three premises, but the nearby Sound Primary School was not affected.

Baltic Shipping’s 15 year old Maltese-registered barge or, officially, deck cargo pontoon, AMT Crusader, is to be berthed at the Greenhead Base in Lerwick harbour. The 122 metre by 36 metre AMT Crusader will be working on the Rosebank project, 85 nautical-miles west-north-west of Unst.

Tavish Scott, chief executive of Salmon Scotland, has commented after domestic sales of farmed salmon increased by 5.5 per cent in the 12 months to December.

The Shetland Islands Council has said that the Shetland Car Club, a joint initiative of the Shetland Islands Council and the Enterprise Car Club, is continuing to grow, with new electric vehicles and branding. As reported last week, local businesses have expressed concern that the car club is affecting taxi hire, vehicle rental and retail.

Until Friday, Unite is to ballot, for strike action, offshore worker members employed by TotalEnergies but not those at the Shetland Gas plant, which is being sold to the Prax Group.

As shadow deputy rural affairs and islands spokesman, Orkney-based member of the Scottish parliament Jamie Halcro Johnston, is to highlight concerns raised with him by Scotland’s fishing sector as he closes his party’s debate in the Scottish parliament on the challenges facing Scottish fishing.

There is to be a special event in Måløy next week when George Irvine returns the Saint Olav’s Medal, and accompanying diploma, that was awarded to his mother, Ruby Waters, formerly Ruby Irvine, in Måløy in 1988.