Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

In a study being carried out by McGregor Solutions, views are being sought from local businesses, and organisations, on cruise tourism.

Since the weekend Shetland has been enjoying weather as good as it has been at any time throughout the summer. Unfortunately it is still within the midge season and the midges have agreed that the weather, including the fairly low wind speeds, are perfect for them to be on the attack.

Tomorrow Shetland Arts is welcoming to Mareel performing artists from MoonSlide, with their show SOUP!

Brontë Tierney is coming up to Shetland for the first time this week having been appointed the new community engagement manager for Love to Ride in Shetland.

A coastguard AW189 helicopter, normally based at Inverness but currently based at Sumburgh, was tasked to an offshore support vessel in the Rosebank field 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.

White fish box landings: 5 boats landed about 1800 boxes. Pelagic fish landings: The Fraserburgh Christina S is landing herring at Lerwick.

The approximately 230 children in Shetland that will be starting in primary one, at the 25 primary schools in Shetland in the next academic year, that is August next year, will be the first, along with other primary schools in Scotland, to receive a Welcome to School backpack to help them start school.