Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

With Lerwick shortlisted to become the UK’s first Town of Culture in 2028, Lerwick 28 has said that it would use the commissioning money to support ambitious new cultural work and to create opportunities for artists and creative organisations to make work at scale.

In a debate in the Scottish Parliament, Orkney member Liam McArthur acknowledged the strong mutual benefits from connections forged between Scotland and Malawi, highlighting some of the local examples in Orkney. There are also examples in Shetland.

Unite, the UK’s largest offshore union, has hailed a new pay deal for workers on the Magnus platform, in the far north of the East Shetland Basin, 70 nautical miles north-east of Unst, which is operated by EnQuest, which also operates the Sullom Voe Terminal.

Shetland Webcams has announced that it hopes to have a limited service available this weekend.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland has published two Safe Delivery of Care inspection reports on acute care and maternity services at the Gilbert Bain Hospital.

While giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Transport Committee, Loganair representatives stated that they did not believe that the Air Discount Scheme had any impact on the number of passengers using their services.

The Lerwick lifeboat has a new full-time station technician. Cammy Barron recently started in the role previously known as mechanic.