Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The vessels are gathering at the West Burrafirth pier for the delayed maintenance on the linkspan at the Papa Stour ferry terminal.

Meanwhile the stand-in ferry Fivla is on the Papa Stour route while the regular ferry Snolda is on its annual docking maintenance until the end of the month.

A coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to the Bruce platform, 80 nautical miles east-south-east of Sumburgh.

Sven Thomson, who grew up and still lives in Weisdale, and is an electricity network apprentice with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Distribution, has won an award for excellence at the University of the Highlands and Islands annual awards.

The UK government’s department for media, culture and sport has said that Lerwick is on the shortlist for the UK Town of Culture.

Alistair Carmichael commented that he was delighted that Lerwick has been shortlisted to be a UK Town of Culture.

The first visit to Shetland of the Northern Lighthouse Board’s new 70 metre vessel, Pole Star, has been cancelled due to warranty repairs.