Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The new Fair Isle ferry has been literally unwrapped, with the tarpaulins removed from the scaffolding at the boatyard in Whitby where the vessel has been built.

Alistair Carmichael spoke in Jamie Stone’s debate in Westminster Hall on the impact of heating oil costs to households in Orkney and in Shetland.

65 per cent of those who voted Labour in 2024 said that the UK government should approve Rosebank, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst, with only 17 per cent saying it should be rejected.

Alison O'Donnell, the only member of the cast in every season of the television crime drama Shetland since its inception 13 years ago, is saying goodbye to her character Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh in the 11th season.

Three members of the Conservative shadow cabinet, including Harriet Cross, the shadow Scottish secretary, have written to the UK government warning that offshore energy infrastructure must be better protected from growing threats from states such as Russia and China.

The three-months allocated for the consultation on public sector reform has been described as “completely ludicrous” by Lerwick North and Bressay councillor Stephen Leask. [LDRS]

Following an appeal, the application to turn the former Walls bakery building into flats for long-term rentals has been approved by members of the Shetland Islands Council’s planning committee. [LDRS]