Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Ariane Burgess, member of the Scottish parliament for the Highlands & Islands, has called on the Scottish government to consider the National Security Assessment, which will particularly impact coastal regions like Shetland, where changes in sea use, and land management, were primary drivers of biodiversity loss.

sportscotland has published the findings of a major evaluation of the Active Schools programme, which in 2022 to 2023 cost the Shetland Islands Council £451,000, with more than half of that, at £238,000, provided by sportscotland.

In Shetland the the Active Schools programme provides opportunities for pupils to participate in sport and physical activity, in extra-curricular time, including in table tennis, rugby, archery and cycling.

NHS Shetland’s maternity and health visiting services have celebrated their gold accreditation presented under the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative.

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior III met up with, and was then following, at about 60 nautical miles distance, the floating production storage and offloading vessel Petrojarl Rosebank off the coast of Namibia.

The Danish tug NH Server, towing the barge Selner from Szczecin in Poland intended for Vàgur in Suðeroy in Faroe, is taking shelter in Lerwick harbour.

The communications regulator Ofcom has decided to make more spectrum available for satellite gateway earth stations. Satellite communication systems are particularly suitable for rural, remote and islands areas, including Shetland, where landline fibre and mobile internet connectivity is not an easy option.