Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Scottish Sea Farms Limited has been fined £70,000 by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency after breaches of fluorinated greenhouse gas regulations were identified at its salmon processing facility at Gremista in Lerwick.

With the cost of electricity to go up by 13 per cent in July, and probably by another two per cent in October, millions of pounds a year will be lost to Shetland’s local economy.

The Shetland community-led local development programme for the current financial year is now open for bids from Shetland-based social enterprises, community development companies and constituted not-for-profit voluntary organisations.

Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon FGR 4 fighters were launched from RAF Lossiemouth yesterday to support NATO activity north-east of Unst against a potential incursion of Russian aircraft, which were detected heading down the Norwegian coast toward UK airspace. The Typhoons were supported by a Voyager KC 2 refuelling aircraft from RAF Brize Norton.

Shetland’s external transport forum has been told by Transport Scotland that the new freight-flex vessels will be delivered in three years, that is by early 2029.

Meanwhile Shetland’s external transport forum was told by Loganair that there are no plans for cancellations or changes to flight schedules, but Loganair was now passing some of the rise in the cost of fuel to passengers through the fuel surcharge.

The Shetland Islands Council is warning of online advertising on forthcoming visits to Shetland by salespeople going door-to-door.