Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

During his visit to Orkney and then to Shetland, First Minister John Swinney has spoken about the second National Islands Plan, with island communities to benefit from improved housing and healthcare, alongside efforts to grow their economies and to increase the number of people living in Scotland’s islands.

Norwegian company Reach Subsea has been awarded the contract for survey work for the route of the proposed second high voltage direct current cable between Shetland and the Scottish mainland.

The Lerwick Amateur Swimming Club hosted its February meet at the Clickimin Pool yesterday. The club welcomed over 100 swimmers from five clubs; Delting Dolphins, Lerwick, Shetland Hurricanes, South Mainland and Westside Sharks.

An independent review has found that salmon producers have funded 268 public projects worth more than £183 million since 2018.

As the Scottish Liberal Democrats spokesperson on justice, and member of the Scottish parliament for the islands' constituency of Orkney, Liam McArthur has secured an assurance from the Scottish justice secretary Angela Constance that she will engage with Police Scotland on action to address pressures on policing capacity in island communities, like Orkney and Shetland.

FRP Advisory has said it was in "active discussions" with more than 20 businesses interested in taking over rocket development company Orbex, or parts of Orbex, including other rocket developers such as Skyrora and the Exploration Company.

With the GB women’s curling team and GB men’s curling team in the Winter Olympics being Scottish, and curling a Scottish invention over 500 years ago, there is a reminder that curling used to a popular pastime in winter in Shetland.