Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Due to low cloud and misty conditions across Shetland, the planned projections of the Second World War Roll of Honour images on Lerwick Town Hall won’t take place tonight (Friday).

The Shetland Islands Council has said that the main road at Dales Lees is to reopen on Monday, once work is completed on reinstating the road’s edge line, with this delayed due to the current weather.

Shetland Arts has announced that it its first charity film screenings in collaboration with Shetland Foodbank were a success.

The coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked and the Fraserburgh lifeboat was launched on service to a fishing boat 100 nautical miles south-south east of Sumburgh, and heading for Fraserburgh, where the skipper had health issues.

At first minister’s questions in the Scottish parliament Beatrice Wishart pressed John Swinney on the need for a statement from the Scottish government following the collapse of Eastern Airways.

Over the coming months there are to be nine community conversation events, three this month, starting on Monday, four in December and two to be confirmed in January.

Scottish roots singer-songwriter Findlay Napier, who performed at the Shetland Folk Festival in 2006 and 2011, is bringing his solo show to Shetland this weekend.