Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Alistair Carmichael has warned that marginalising rural communities in windfarm and pylon planning risked killing public support and progress towards the UK's net-zero targets.

Almost 500 repair works needed to police buildings across Scotland, with three of those police building repair works in Shetland.

Orkney beat Shetland 3 - 2 in the mixed-hockey inter-county for the Joan Nicolson cup at Brae.

The coastguard S92 helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to go to the NorthLink passenger ferry Hjaltland, which was in the Fair Isle Channel 8 nautical miles south-south-west of Sumburgh while on the way to Kirkwall and then Aberdeen. A passenger on board was in need of medical attention.

SSEN Distribution has said that work is to start a week on Monday on the new switching station at Quoys of Garth and in early October on upgrades to the existing Mid Yell substation.

The deputy convener leader of the Shetland Islands Council and Lord Lieutenant of Shetland have paid tribute on the passing of King Harald V of Norway at the age of 89 yesterday morning, after which the Norwegian flag flew at half- mast on the town hall.

The Shetland Library has launched into-service its new library van, offering improved mobile library services to rural areas across Shetland.

SSE has announced a record of £24.9 million in community investment across UK and Ireland. Shetland and Orkney shared £2,260,000 of that.