Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Anyone needing to take a vehicle to Papa Stour, or from Papa Stour, will have to do so today or they will have to wait until Friday. That is because today sees the start of the maintenance on the linkspan at the Papa Stour ferry terminal, something that had been delayed several times since last year.

Claims that the floating production storage and offloading vessel Petrojarl Rosebank got a tipoff about proposed United States action against Iran at the end of February have been denied.

The coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked yesterday to go to the Clair Ridge platform 30 nautical miles west-north-west of Eshness where a platform worker was in need of medical attention.

The online petition pressure group 38Degrees has started an online petition for coastguard rescue officers.

The UK prime-minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham is reported to be open-minded about approving more offshore oil and gas licences, including off Shetland.

White fish box landings: 3 boats landed about 400 boxes.

The cruise ship in Lerwick harbour today is the 132 metre Le Laperouse at Victoria Pier East on arrival from Ullapool and departure for Tvøroyri.

With widespread public opinion that the extended 20 miles per hour zones in Lerwick have failed to reduce speeding, a nationwide survey by the RAC, following a freedom of information request, has highlighted excessive speeds in residential areas and near schools.