Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Police Scotland is planning to breathalyse passengers after they land at Aberdeen Airport, including those arriving from Sumburgh airport, before those passengers drive off with their own vehicle, or a hired car.

There has been an NHS patient transfer from Fetlar to the emergency landing site in Lerwick.

Earlier the helicopter was tasked to the report of a person in the water on the west side of Weisdale Voe.

The Shetland Islands Council’s planning service has stated that the three-turbine wind farm proposed by Wind2 for across the Hill of Bretto, between Sand Water and the Loch of Girlsta, will require an environmental impact assessment. [LDRS]

For the first time this year, Lerwick has reach over 20°, although Baltasound rose above 20° (to 21.6°) on Friday.

Despite empty shops on Commercial Street in Lerwick, Shetland has the fourth lowest town-centre vacancy rate of the 32 local authorities in Scotland.

Alistair Carmichael has secured a debate on the global plastics treaty in the House of Commons on Thursday.