Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Arrangements have been underway by the coastguard in Shetland for a vessel-to-vessel medical transfer north of Unst, with a suitable host vessel being sought.

Alistair Carmichael has welcomed the broad consensus across the UK parliament in support of stronger action against plastic pollution and the aim to secure a meaningful plastic pollution treaty in the final negotiations in Geneva next month.

Mr Carmichael told parliament of Da Voar Redd Up in Shetland and Bag the Bruck in Orkney, commenting that that despite those community efforts of people going out and picking up rubbish, within a few weeks it was back to almost as if no one had been there.

Music enthusiasts from Shetland, who travel south to concerts by their favourite artists, have again been alerted to venue bag policies.

The latest water situation report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency shows that, despite a warm and dry week, Shetland remains at the normal level for water scarcity.

Sail Training Shetland is supporting 26 young people to take part in The Tall Ships Races 2025, those being sixteen trainees from Shetland and ten from the Western Isles.

In the latest Jobcentre figures for June in Shetland, there were 160 claimants, down 55 or 26 per cent on last year.