Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The SNP's candidate for Orkney and Shetland in the forthcoming general election has commented on the ending of the Bute House agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens. The candidate, Robert Leslie, said that the ending of the agreement changed nothing to the core aims of the SNP.

In the UK parliament, Alistair Carmichael raised concerns about the impact of changes to the benefits and tax credit system for farmers and crofters.

As this year’s Da Voar Redd Up comes to an end, 12 volunteers from SSEN Transmission’s Kergord to Gremista connection project helped near the Ladies Drive in Lerwick.

A new study by Enviro Homes Renewables, of the latest energy efficiency data from the Scottish government, has found that, despite the typically cold weather with a high wind chill, Shetland is near to the bottom of the 32 local authorities in Scotland for home energy efficiency.

Starting from the first of May, Andrew Inkster is moving up from being vice chair of the International Island Games Association to take over as acting chair, following the resignation of Jörgen Pettersson from Åland, who has been chair of the International Island Games Association since 2007.

Ithaca Energy, the 100 per cent owner of the Cambo field, 85 nautical miles west of Unst, has agreed to combine its assets on the UK continental shelf with that of Italy’s Eni.

The production of the next series of the crime drama Shetland has moved back to Loch Thom in Inverclyde, south of Greenock. Over the years, many of the scenes for the show have been shot in the area.