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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland, attended a house fire in the culdesac in Cheyne Crescent in Lerwick

Speaking during a debate in the House of Commons on the adequacy of rules around political donations, Alistair Carmichael called for greater transparency on government lobbying.

Tourism businesses from Shetland are to be represented at the VisitScotland Connect 2025 event in Aberdeen next week. At the event there will be 250 buyers who plan trips to Scotland for their clients.

The Shetland Islands Council has said that construction of the 122 metre by 78 metre third generation synthetic pitch, at the former North Loch site in Lerwick, will begin this week.

Shetland is the fourth in the UK, and the third in Scotland, for the lowest traffic levels per kilometre of road.

The project on future options for connectivity in Shetland’s islands is moving to its next phase, following on from the public drop-in sessions.

The Shetland Islands Council has revealed that those serving sentences on the community payback team have completed almost 500 hours of work at the Voxter House Outdoor Centre.