Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

In Shetland there are already almost 2,500 full fibre connections complete and available.

Loganair wants the Scottish government and the UK government to produce a strategy for essential routes that are not commercially viable.

The contract has gone to tender for the demolition of two blocks of four-unit flats in Pitt Lane in Lerwick, along with land reinstatement and the replacement of an existing retaining wall.

The Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau is one of five charities supporting older people in the Highlands and Islands to be awarded funding from the national charity Independent Age.

Ocean Kinetics has opened its annual in-house apprenticeship scheme for a young person.

There are now 141 cruise ship arrivals due for Lerwick harbour this year, down from the original 151 expected at the beginning of the year. So far, there have been twelve cancellations and two additions.

It is still not yet known how many RTS meters in Shetland were still active at the closure of the Radio Teleswitch Service, and the switching off of the long-wave transmitters, at the end of last month.