Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Loganair has confirmed that it is withdrawing all of its operations from Dundee Airport on the 23rd of October. That will mean the end from Dundee of direct flights to London Heathrow and linking flights from Dundee to Sumburgh and Kirkwall.

The coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to go to the recreational dive boat Valhalla, which had been undertaking dive operations off Baltasound.

Due to the weather, the 16 Dutch yachts in the three-month long, 25th anniversary, Nordic Round XL 2026 cruise, set off from Lerwick for Baltasound yesterday rather than Monday.

The ground investigation drilling rigs are scheduled to arrive on site behind the former Toft accommodation camp next week to work on the proposed northern substation for SSEN Transmission.

This evening sees the deepest partial eclipses of the sun by the moon in Shetland for some time, and for some time to come.

White fish box landings: 3 boats landed 332 boxes.

Three projects in Shetland have been awarded funding as part of the Scottish Government’s Islands Programme Fund.

Unst and Yell have been highlighted in an independent report that found that salmon farming was a “key anchor” for rural and coastal areas in Scotland.