Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

There is a question on what happens next if the UK government refuses consent for the Rosebank oil field, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst.

Members of the Shetland Islands Council, who are not returned at next year’s Scotland-wide local elections or who are standing-down, will not receive proposed golden-goodbye payments. [LDRS]

The police are appealing for information following the serious crash on the B-class Scatsta road in the early hours of Sunday involving a white Toyota Hilux pick-up.

In the House of Commons today, Alistair Carmichael is raising an issue with the prime minister.

The drilling and blasting platform Rockmate has been towed back from Dales Voe to Lerwick’s north harbour by the tug Jennie B. Once the drilling and blasting has been completed, a dredger will arrive to remove the resulting debris on the seabed.

About 1,700 heating oil customers across the UK, including in Shetland, who had their orders cancelled and their prices raised when the US-Israel war with Iran broke out, are to get compensation.

White fish box landings: 2 boats landed 538 boxes.

Four swimmers from the Lerwick Amateur Swimming Club did well, including achieving personal bests, when they competed at the 2026 Scottish Summer Meet in Aberdeen last weekend.