Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The MRI scanner unit in the Gilbert Bain Hospital, named the Helyer MRI Suite, is just over one year old. Since the doors opened in June last year the Helyer MRI Suite has provided advanced imaging services to 1,286 patients.

Alistair Carmichael has written to the chief executive of the energy supply company EDF following complaints by EDF customers in Shetland and in Orkney that they have been moved on to higher tariffs on RTS meters.

The fire and rescue service was called out to the report of a person stuck behind the phone box at the north end of Burgh Road in Lerwick.

There has been a power cut in Unst, west of Baltasound, However this affected only a small number of customers.

The Brae High School has unveiled its new school logo, created by pupils and shaped by the views of pupils, parents and staff.

The Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme has said that the bull orca, found washed up in Yell Sound last week, was then in a state of slight decomposition, but that it was still pending examination.

Three examples have appeared in Shetland in Clan Cancer Support’s BookBench Trail, with two-seater benches that look like an open book.

Three vessels that have been in Lerwick harbour in recent days are working on the Rosebank development 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.