Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Andøya Space Centre in the north of Norway has beat the SaxaVord SpacePort in becoming the first in Europe to launch a rocket to deliver satellites into low earth orbit.

Meanwhile, subject to due diligence, the UK government is allocating £30 million in funding to the SaxaVord Spaceport, accompanied by £30 million in funding from private investors.

With back-pain, neck-pain, joint-pain, osteo-arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and work-related strain among the most common musculoskeletal disorders, the seven thousand or so in Shetland, known to be living with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions, are being urged to add their voices to a major campaign calling on First Minister John Swinney to deliver Scotland’s first-ever MSK Action Plan.

The first two US-built Beechcraft King 360 air ambulance aircraft, to be based at Aberdeen and Glasgow, due to arrive at the end of the month as part of an upgrade of the air ambulance fleet, will have an extra seat to enable a parent to travel with their child.

Accidents west of Shetland this year and in 2024, in which drilling platforms dropped equipment on to the seabed, have resulted in additional safety advice.

In the first eight months of this year, nearly 209 thousand boxes were landed at the white fish markets of Lerwick and Scalloway.

The Shetland women’s football team beat Caithness 1-0 to retain the Highlands and Islands league cup trophy.