Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Work is underway to widen a short section of the footpath on the Esplanade of Lerwick next to Burn’s Walk.

Loganair has launched a Tartan Friday promotion, offering 20 percent off flights across all of its network, including to and from Shetland.

During a debate in the UK parliament on specialist manufacturing, Alistair Carmichael has highlighted the potential benefits to the UK economy from the tidal energy industry like Blumull Sound.

The University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute has warned that a worsening investment environment in the UK energy sector could accelerate the decline of offshore oil and gas activity. However, although the decline of the East Shetland Basin is expected to accelerate, new oil and gas projects west of Shetland are expected to continue. Already two thirds of the throughout of the Sullom Voe Terminal, and all of the throughput of the Shetland Gas Plant, is from west of Shetland.

The SNP candidate Hannah Mary Goodlad is on a learning trip to Faroe, saying that Shetland can learn so much from its island neighbours and their can-do attitude.

Now in its fourth year, this Christmas a dedicated group of volunteers will prepare and deliver hot meals on Christmas Day in the kitchen of the Sound Primary School.

The leading UK independent operator, Ithaca Energy, has taken a 50 per cent working interest in Shell's Tobermory gas field, 100 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.