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  • The Lerwick lifeboat and coastguard rescue teams from Lerwick, Walls and Sumburgh, were tasked to search for a young teen, with the lifeboat searching from off Gulberwick to Mousa Sound.

  • In the latest water situation report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Shetland remains in the early warning level for water scarcity.

  • Organisations across the north of Scotland, including in Shetland and in Orkney, are being urged to secure a share of SSEN Transmission's biggest-ever community benefit fund.

  • The Shetland Islands Council’s roads service has clarified where and when cat’s eyes are being installed on sections of the main A970 road that was surface dressed recently in the south mainland.

  • Scotland’s national children’s charity Children First is urging families in Shetland, who are worried about energy bills to get in touch check if they can benefit from the Warm Home Discount.

  • White fish box landings: 6 boats landed about 1100 boxes. The landings so far this week are about 5800 boxes.

  • More than 130 pupils from S2 at the Anderson High School attended the aquaculture careers day at the Clickimin Centre.

  • Alistair Carmichael raised concerns at urgent questions in the House of Commons challenging the UK government’s decision to approve a new definition of English Single Malt Whisky, allowing English Single Malt Whisky to be produced under different rules from Scotch Single Malt Whisky.

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