Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

After last week’s wintry weather disruption to waste collection, and the new year holiday delays, the Shetland Islands Council has said that the waste collection teams are still working to catch up with the backlog.

The Highlands and Islands member of the Scottish parliament Jamie Halcro Johnston has supported calls for one-off thank-you payments to compensate farmers and crofters who helped out in rural communities across the region during the severe winter weather.

The Shetland-based design and signage company Artmachine has been able to move into larger premises with support of over £42,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

The first Lerwick Town Centre Business Awards are being launched today (Monday)

With the new year mackerel season underway, there is likely to be more landings than usual for the pelagic factories at the two pelagic ports of Lerwick and Peterhead.

The coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh has been tasked twice for helicopter NHS patient transfers from Sumburgh to Aberdeen.

The UK government has identified The Sanctions and Money Laundering Act as a legal basis for the UK military to board and detain vessels in shadow fleets, some of which Shetland.