Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Shetland Islands Council leader Emma Macdonald has said that the council will need to “consider what the best way forward is” amid widespread public sector reform proposed by the Scottish government. [LDRS]

In the House of Commons, Alistair Carmichael, pressed government ministers to end, what he called, overly-centralised decision making in energy developments.

Landing a Sumburgh from Oslo this morning, and probably crossing the Atlantic Ocean, was a United States Air Force C-12 Huron based on the Beechcraft Super King Air 200.

In a letter sent to Highlands and Islands members of the Scottish parliament, the Scottish government transport secretary Stephen Flynn confirmed that plans are underway to organise an event on regional air strategy jointly hosted by Shetland’s transport partnership Zet Trans, along with Transport Scotland and HITRANS.

Crofters and farmers who made successful claims under the Future Farming Investment Scheme, and submitted the relevant evidence ahead of the deadline, have been told that there could be delays in payments.

Meanwhile, separately, there will be blasting operations nearby, up until the 31st of October, during the early evenings between 6 pm and 7 pm, when traffic volumes are lower.

The Shetland Islands Council’s Roads Service has said that, starting on Monday, and weather permitting, an 800-metre stretch of the three lane carriageway of the main A970 road north of Lerwick, near the junction with the Ladies Drive, will undergo resurfacing.