Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The Shetland Islands Council is expected to earn an additional £1.4 million in the current financial year as a result of the Victory gas field, 25 nautical miles west-north-north west of Unst. [LDRS]

In the latest water situation report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Shetland has moved from the normal level for water scarcity to the early warning level.

German space launch company HyImpulse Technologies has secured a further 50 million Euros in investments, and that has boosted its intention to launch the sub-orbital SR75 rocket from the SaxaVord Spaceport twice before the end of this year.

White fish box landings: 3 boats landed about 300 boxes. The landings so far this week are about 5800 boxes. Pelagic fish landings: The Zephyr is landing herring at Lerwick and the Antares the Fraserburgh Grateful are waiting to land.

The cruise ship in Lerwick harbour later today is the 132 metre Le Laperouse at Victoria Pier East on arrival from Rosyth and departure for Kirkwall. Two sail training vessels are in port, the Swedish Gunilla at Victoria Pier West and the Sorlandet at anchor in Breiwick nd then to berth at Holmsgarth 5.

The Shetland Islands Council leader Emma Macdonald has said that the council will need to “consider what the best way forward is” amid widespread public sector reform proposed by the Scottish government. [LDRS]

In the House of Commons, Alistair Carmichael, pressed government ministers to end, what he called, overly-centralised decision making in energy developments.