Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

After reports of an oil spill on the Dales Lees, Voe to Toft, road, staff of the Shetland Islands Council's roads service cast sand across the road surface, at bends and at junctions, and placed warning signs at various points along the road.

There are reports that BP has held discussions with Ithaca Energy about the possible sale of offshore assets for just under $2 billion. Last month we reported that BP was considering a sale of some, or all, of its remaining offshore assets around Shetland, mostly west of Shetland.

With the 21st biennial Shetland Classic Motor Show taking place this weekend, the organisers are keen to stress that the show is much more than simply old cars, aware that the show is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Classic Car Show.

Kristopher Leask, the Green member of the Scottish parliament for the Highlands and Islands, including Shetland, has tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament to celebrate and to congratulate Baltasound Junior High School on being the first school in Scotland to receive Play Scotland’s Play Pedagogy Award.

There are now 143 cruise ship arrivals due for Lerwick harbour this year, down from the original 151, after the cancellation of the Vasco da Gama later this month. There are now ten cancellations and two additions.

Alistair Carmichael has written to the chief executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Virginia McVea, to ask for a meeting to discuss cuts to volunteer coastguard remuneration. Currently coastguard rescue officers are given hourly remuneration for attending incidents and training.

The Shetland Islands Council has confirmed that the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has approved revised proposals for lashing vehicles on council ferries across Bluemull Sound, with the provisions to be implemented immediately.