Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

There is good news for Shetland pelagic fishermen after the north-east Atlantic mackerel stock was more than doubled for next year following the recent scientific assessment by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.

It has emerged that yesterday’s power cut, which affected thousands of customers all-over Shetland for a few minutes to over an hour, caused widespread damage to electrical equipment. Particularly badly affected was Shetland Webcams, which lost nearly all of its sites.

The 101 metre cruise ship Spitsbergen, which was due to be at Victoria Pier East on arrival from Tórshavn this (Wednesday) morning, has been sheltering in Saint Magnus Bay. Shetland fiddlers were due to be playing on board the Spitsbergen tonight (Wednesday).

International operator, but American owned, Amazon has agreed a power purchase agreement with Statkraft for the 36 Megawatts of electricity expected to be produced by the Mossy Hill wind farm between Lerwick and Scalloway.

NHS Shetland is advising patients, visitors and staff about essential roofing works that are due to begin soon on a section of the roof at the Gilbert Bain Hospital.

NHS Shetland has said that additional opening hours are being introduced at the NHS Shetland Walk-In Clinic at Grantfield next week, with what is still a pilot service continuing to expand.

An NSTA report shows that production of oil equivalent from the UK continental shelf, including west, north-east and east of Shetland, was more cost-efficient last year, with spending per barrel 9 percent lower than in 2024.