Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Research by the SNP has lead to the conclusion that reductions in the armed forces is putting Scotland at risk. Scotland, and particularly the islands areas like Shetland, are at risk from a range of threats including damage to oil and gas pipelines and power and telecommunications cables by any hostile party.

The Jarlshof Prehistoric and Norse Settlement is the one place in Shetland where Historic Scotland is offering a 20 per cent discount on admission tickets as part of its Historic Summer campaign.

It is probably unlikely anytime soon for the Shetland ferry fleet, but Carsten Haagensen, president of data services at Ocean Infinity, a marine robotics and technology firm, has raised the question on the need for people in vessel operations.

Living Lerwick is launching its very first Tommy the Cat Trail. Like Larry, the Downing Street cat, Tommy the Cat is a celebrity, visiting virtually every shop or business on the street and building up quite a following with one visitor travelling all the way from Australia to meet him!

For the third time this year, blue-green algae has been confirmed in Shetland, the latest in the Loch of Voe.

The inspection report on the visit to the Mid Yell Junior High School and Nursery Class in March has been published by HM Inspectorate of Education.

A weather report for Shetland, ending the shipping forecast, was the last programming item on Radio Four longwave on Saturday morning, ending 93 years of longwave broadcasting in the UK. After the shipping forecast, the announcer Al Ryan thanked listeners, there was the national anthem and the six pips for 1 am. The transmitters will remain on air until Tuesday with a retune message on loop.