Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Luke Farajallah, the chief executive officer of Loganair has said that, assuming the appropriate funding can be found, Loganair is ready to reinstate and to resume the Inverness–Kirkwall–Sumburgh service and the Inverness–Stornoway service from October.

Meanwhile, following many months of discussion with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited, Transport Scotland and other stakeholders, the Inverness–Kirkwall–Sumburgh service and the Inverness–Stornoway service will be temporarily reduced from the 19th of July.

The Play Pedagogy Award was presented in Baltasound yesterday by Fiona Kirkland, the Play Pedagogy lead at Play Scotland, in the company of pupils, staff, and parents and families, during a special day-long play event in the school.

A freedom of information request shows that the Shetland Islands Council had 62 active credit cards in use in last financial year, spending almost £335,000, much the same as the previous two years.

White fish box: 7 boats landed about 1000 boxes. The landings so far this week are about 4800 boxes.

The cruise ships in Lerwick harbour today are the 317 metre Celebrity Eclipse at anchor on arrival from Seydisfjordur and departure for Amsterdam and the 229 metre Viking Jupiter at Mairs East on arrival from Honningsvaag and departure for Kirkwall.

The Shetland Islands Council has said that an aerial survey of Shetland, using laser scanning equipment on a fixed-wing aircraft, will take place in the coming weeks.