Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

A new study has found that Shetland was the safest place in Scotland for pedestrian safety between 2013 and 2022, and it was the second safest area in the UK for pedestrian safety after Rutland in the East Midlands.

Gary Robinson, the depute leader of the Shetland Islands Council, has called for pressure to be put on the Scottish government over funding for the council’s redevelopment project at the former Anderson High School site at Bellevue in Lerwick.

Emma Roddick, member of the Scottish parliament for the Highlands and Islands, has referred to the proposal of free inter-island ferry fares for young people under 22 in her claim that the draft Scottish budget reaffirmed a commitment to delivering for the people.

A bird rare to Shetland, an American Coot, is still in the Spiggie Loch where it has been for about two weeks.

The members of the Shetland Islands Council have endorsed a report setting out the steps in the transition to greener energy. Under the title A Fair Share for Shetland, the report was produced by the first energy transition task force.

The Shetland Fishermen’s Association has welcomed the almost three-fold increase in monkfish quota for next year.

A new study of official data has found that, of the thirty-two local authorities in Scotland, Shetland is third with a population aged four years old and younger.