Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

There have been reports of oil spills on roads in parts of Shetland. One oil spill affected several areas of the main road passing Gulberwick, south of the Black Gaet junction. A similar oil spill was on the main road through Brae and also the road towards Toft.

Members of the Scottish parliament Liam McArthur for Orkney and Kristopher Leask for Highlands and Islands have called on the Scottish parliament's rural affairs committee to conduct post-legislative scrutiny of the Islands (Scotland) Act.

The consultation on whether to allow production from Rosebank, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst, closes on Monday.

The twin-hulled heavy-lift vessel Pioneering Spirit is still in Prinses Alexiahaven in the outer reaches of Rotterdam harbour. It has been there in recent weeks being prepared and tooled to cut through the legs of the North Cormorant platform in the East Shetland Basin 60 nautical miles north-east of Unst.

In the latest water situation report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Shetland remains at the normal level for water scarcity, along with Orkney, the Western Isles and the west of Scotland.

McGregor Solutions has been commissioned by Living Lerwick to examine the economic and the social impact of the current season of cruise tourism across Shetland.

The drilling, blasting and dredging have moved back to Dales Voe.