Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

599 pupils in Shetland have been receiving their Qualifications Scotland exam results, sixteen less than last year.

For graded qualifications, the A-C pass rate for Higher was up on last year but for National 5 and Advanced Higher, the rate in Shetland was down on last year. However, National 5 and Higher were above the Scottish average this year.

Eight charities are funding a £365,000 two-year project that will offer genetic testing to thousands of people with ancestral links to Whalsay and to Westray in Orkney.

It is anticipated that around 5,000 saliva tests will be carried out across Orkney, Shetland, Grampian, Highland, Tayside, Lothian, and Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS areas.

After receiving an average of 45 people each weekend, with most patients being seen within 30 minutes, from next Monday NHS Shetland is to introduce evening opening hours at the walk-in clinic at Grantfield.

The vessels are gathering for the dredging of Lerwick harbour after the work by the drilling and blasting platform Rockmate assisted by the tug Jennie B.

The derelict, C listed, Saint Clements Hall in St Olaf Street in Lerwick is on the market yet again.