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The SaxaVord Spaceport has raised £60 million in funding to complete three launch pads, mission management infrastructure and a second integration hangar in preparation for regular commercial rocket launches.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Alistair Carmichael has pressed UK government ministers to engage fully with the upcoming taskforce report on wave and tidal energy, which is expected to be published next month.

Shetland Arts has announced more charity film screenings to raise money for the Shetland Foodbank.

The last of the vessels that were involved on the drilling, blasting and dredging of Lerwick harbour this year have left, or are leaving.

White fish box landings: 2 boats landed 161 boxes. The landings so far this week are about 4000 boxes. Pelagic fish landings: The Zephyr is landing mackerel at Lerwick and the Banff Resolute is waiting to land.

Skills Development Scotland has said that careers advisers in Shetland are going all out this year to support Careers Week 2026, with some activities beginning next week.

The Shetland Islands Council Green party councillor Alex Armitage has met with senior Loganair staff at their headquarters at Glasgow Airport.

At a gala dinner at London’s Fishmongers’ Hall, Shetland’s100-strong day-boat fishery, which lands 230 tonnes of crab and 1,000 tonnes of scallops annually, was presented with the Ocean Leadership Award by the Marine Stewardship Council. The judging panel was impressed with the fishery’s proactive approach.