Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

The SaxaVord Spaceport has outlined how rocket launch windows will operate with the first-ever launch window to be in place for five weeks from Monday the 10th of August.

Members attending a meeting of the Shetland Islands Council on the new energy charter heard concerns raised by North Isles member Robert Thomson over the impact that a visiting workforce could have on transport during the construction of future energy developments in Yell. [LDRS]

While meeting in Faroe at the weekend, representatives of the 24 member islands in the Islands Games Association confirmed the Swedish island of Gotland as the 2031 host.

A coastguard helicopter based at Sumburgh was tasked to a platform in the Gryphon field, 85 nautical miles east-south-east of Sumburgh.

The 17 property Stendaal housing estate in Skellister, which was built in 1979, is due for a £2.5 million refurbishment, assuming the granting of a building warrant.

Living Lerwick has confirmed that the ShopSafe Scheme is being used to make members aware of shop lifters and anti-social behaviour.

Karolina Matlinska has been recognised as UHI Shetland’s student of the year.