Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

It looks likely that the Scottish government will publish the findings of the cruise ship consultation next week, nearly eight months after the consultation closed.

In the UK parliament, Alistair Carmichael raised concerns about potential consequences of two sections of firearms license regulation being merged, including the reclassification of shotguns, noting that the two sections had been kept separate intentionally in previous legislation.

The Orkney based member of the Scottish parliament for the Highlands and Islands, Jamie Halcro Johnston, has secured cross-party support for a debate in parliament on the future sustainability of remote, rural and island communities.

With the Whalsay ferry Linga back in service after its annual docking schedule, including in the Fraserburgh Harbour Commissioners’ dry dock, the next in line is the Whalsay ferry Hendra.

Keynvor Morlift’s 25 metre Falmouth-based multicat Sarah Grey, and its 60 metre flat-top pontoon-barge Mormaen 15, finally manged to arrive back at the Grutness ferry terminal development, after having had to remain in Lerwick harbour because the sea conditions.

Living Lerwick has presented a cheque for £3,500 to the RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat, following the success of Santa’s Grotto across two weekends in December.

Ithaca Energy has withdrawn its original application to develop its wholly-owned Cambo field, 85 nautical miles west of Unst, to give time to resubmit a new field development plan.