Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

Young people aged 14 to 25 in Shetland are being invited to put themselves forward for election for the next two-year term of the Scottish Youth Parliament from November this year to November 2028.

Voting will take place from the 2nd to the 15th of November, during a fortnight-long election period, with the successful candidates due to be announced on Monday the 16th of November.

In her third term as chair of the Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau, Sue Beer has written in the introduction to the annual report that, over the last thirty years, some of the additional barriers to accessing advice and information faced by those living outwith Lerwick had been reduced through the increased availability of email, e-learning and video communication.

During the last financial year, the Shetland Islands Citizens Advice Bureau helped local people to secure more than £1.5 million, of which £1.4 million was through successful benefit applications, appeals and back-payments.

Thursday afternoon: Allseas double-hulled heavy-lift vessel Pioneering Spirit is passing 70 to 80 nautical miles east of Whalsay, Yell, Fetlar and Unst while on its way to North Cormorant, 60 nautical miles north-east of Unst, where it is due this evening.

The Shetland Islands Council has advised livestock owners to take precautions against the Bluetongue virus which can affect all ruminant mammals, including sheep, cattle and goats.

Alistair Carmichael, as chair of the House of Commons environment, food and rural affairs select committee, has warned that a report by the Food Foundation should be a “wakeup call” on the future of UK food security.