Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Ovo, still the dominant electricity supplier in Shetland since it took over SSE in January 2020, with that in turn going back to the days of the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board, has agreed to pay out more than £10 million to certain households on prepayment meters.

This weekend is that of the 21st biennial Shetland Classic Motor Show. In spite of fuel costs and the cost of living, the show organisers had to close entries a week early for cars, due to the record number of entries received from both local and visiting exhibitors.

A coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to go to Mousa, landing on the south end of the island.

A new study has claimed that bottom trawling has a high cost to society, at 90 times the profits, and that carbon dioxide emissions from the disturbed seafloor sediments are a major contributor to those costs.

It has emerged that Loganair has failed to reach an agreement with Highlands and Islands Airports Limited that would prevent service cuts on routes connecting Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles to the Scottish mainland.

Liam McArthur, the recently re-elected member of the Scottish parliament for Orkney, has raised an issue with the Scottish government about Orkney, mentioning that the issue also applies to Shetland.

A report has found that Lerwick, probably a shorthand for all of Shetland, was the most attractive planned Scottish destination for holidaymakers across the UK.