Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

In the Rosebank field, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst, the hook-up operations have been completed on the 256-metre floating production storage and offloading vessel Petrojarl Rosebank, including installation of 12 mooring chains that had been stored at the Greenhead Base.

There was an award in Shetland in the King’s Birthday Honours under the category of Medallists of the Order of the British Empire. This was to Edith Joyce Leask of Lerwick, for her services to mental health and wellbeing and for her work for the Samaritans for over 40 years.

The leadership of the Shetland Islands Council has been undertaking a series of meetings in Edinburgh on inter-island transport connectivity ahead of the full council meeting at the end the month, when councillors will decide on the options for the eight inter-island transport routes.

In the Lerwick town centre, summer plants have been distributed throughout, and shops have been decorating windows to mark the start of the World Cup and the national Scotland Loves Local campaigns.

Actress Alison O’Donnell is to leave the TV crime drama Shetland after 13 years. Alison O’Donnell has played the role of Tosh since the first series was broadcast on BBC1 in 2013.

NHS Shetland said that its walk-in clinic pilot is closed today due to staff shortages.

The dredging in Lerwick harbour has moved from Dales Voe to the north harbour, off Mair’s East.