Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

First Minister John Swinney is due back in Shetland a week on Monday for an event in Mareel with Hannah Mary Goodlad, the SNP candidate for Shetland in the Scottish parliament election in May. This will be the third time John Swinney has visited Shetland as first minister.

The Scottish Crofting Federation has welcomed the Scottish government’s announcement on agricultural support and other rural policies.

BP, former operator of the Sullom Voe terminal and the main operator of fields to the west of Shetland including Clair, Clair Ridge and Schielllion, and the Glen Lyon floating production storage and offloading vessel, is suspending its share buyback programme.

Safer Internet Day 2026 this year highlights the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence, or AI. As in past years, Safer Internet Day is supported locally by the Shetland Public Protection Committee.

Beatrice Wishart has called for consideration of travel experience by islanders to be given greater weighting when being considered by transport boards.

Unite has now confirmed that around 400 offshore members employed by Bilfinger UK will go on strike for 48 hours a week on Thursday and Friday in an escalation of the pension dispute.

Despite the four-day delay, from last Tuesday to Saturday, of the NorthLink passenger ferry Hjaltland entering the A&P drydock at Hebburn on the Tyne, the plan is for the Hjaltland to return to service from its annual docking maintenance on time.