Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

In its 70th anniversary year, the Junior Up Helly Aa, formerly the Lerwick Central Public School’s primary 7, and transitional, Up Helly Aa, has been selected to make a presentation to the Global Intergenerational Congress at the University of Strathclyde’s technology and innovation centre in Glasgow in September.

A long-distance rowing and cycling challenge covering the whole of the British Isles, including Shetland, has set off from Jersey, after weather-related delays.

Work is continuing to prepare the Rosebank field, 85 nautical miles west-north-west of Unst, for the floating production storage and offloading vessel the Petrojarl Rosebank, which was off the Netherlands this morning, accompanied by its Boka support vessels.

After deeply considering the matter, Brian Nugent, the Alliance to Liberate Scotland and Sovereignty candidate for Shetland and the Alliance to Liberate Scotland lead candidate for the Highlands and Islands region, has concluded that, for their own good, school children should go to school and leave the mobile phone at the door.

With less than three weeks until the Scottish parliament election, the Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer has been in Shetland.

The SNP Shetland candidate, Hannah Mary Goodlad has pointed to some significant wins for Shetland in the SNP national manifesto.

The Unite union has highlighted the 4.2 per cent wage rise, backdated to the beginning of April, that it has secured for North Air tanker drivers at Scottish airports, including Sumburgh airport.

A team from Headland Archaeology has arrived back in Shetland. Headland Archaeology previously worked in partnership with SSE Renewables for the Shetland Heritage.