🎙 BBC reporter in Shetland.
Lerwick, Scotland
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🎙️ Shetland news:
Cross-party MPs conclude fixed links could have 'transformative benefits'
🚁 Weather conditions disrupted a medical evacuation from a fishing vessel this morning
🌧️ Scientists warn climate change is expected to cause a 'significant decline' in puffins by 2050
Cameron Angus-Mackay retweeted
Shetland MSP defends hiring artist with public money bbc.in/4zugPqZ
🎥📺 In Glasgow for a few days and on Reporting Scotland tonight (17:20):
💊💉 Scientists are in a race against toxic new substances. It’s hoped a drug testing facility in Glasgow will help tackle a rise in drug-related deaths.
Shetland has secured £23m from the Scottish government to fund a project to replace ageing ferries with inter-island tunnels. Read the latest: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw77…
The latest update on Shetland Islands Council’s hopes of replacing ageing inter-island ferries with undersea tunnels.
✈️ 📺 On Reporting Scotland: calls for changes to the Scottish government scheme giving islanders a 50% discount on flights. High fares are fuelling demand for a rethink. Loganair says it will do all it can to keep prices low. Ministers are committed to reviewing the initiative.
🚀 UK government invests £30m in Shetland spaceport. A company spokesperson said the funding was a "hugely significant" vote of confidence and would unlock a further £30m of private investment. Read the latest here:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz…
⚓️ ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl’ in Lerwick today:
- Built in 1914 for German merchant navy
- Transferred to England after WWI (reparations)
- Sailed under Norwegian flag from 1923
- Taken by Nazis during WWII
- Donated to a foundation in 1978
- Now part of UN decade of ocean sciences
Shetland's world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival is to have its first female junior jarl. Read the story here:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz…
🎶 85-year-old Jim Pearson pays tribute to Dolly Parton. The Shetland country music radio presenter spent years teaching people to line dance to her music.
🎸 Covering the festival for BBC programmes throughout the day!
Britpop legends Ash take 'bit of a trek' to play at Shetland festival bbc.in/3StmKwC
Cameron Angus-Mackay retweeted
Diane started gambling as a child - now in recovery, she tries to help other people in a similar situation
Read more: bbc.in/4x41uga
📱 'I started gambling at seven - mobile betting was like Vegas in my pocket'
A woman who says she started gambling at 7 years old is calling for more support for people battling addiction in rural areas. Read the story here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7k…
🚀 SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland has paused its plans to test a rocket over the next five weeks.
🛰️ In July, the launch company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) said it had "encountered an issue" after a successful week of tests on the pad. Read the story:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4k…
🔬 Scots with a grandparent from the islands of Westray in Orkney or Whalsay in Shetland are to be offered screening for genes associated with certain cancers. Read the story here:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2r…
Cameron Angus-Mackay retweeted
After a successful week of testing RFA ONE on the pad for the first time, we encountered an issue with the vehicle that requires further investigation. We have made the decision to de-stack the vehicle in order to investigate. We will provide further updates as soon as confirmed information is available.
🛢️ The Scottish government has announced investment of almost £760,000 in work to develop a clean fuels hub at the Sullom Voe Terminal in Shetland.
👷 The hydrogen and e-methanol facility will aim to retain oil and gas workers.
Read the story here:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0…
Two people in hospital after serious crash in Shetland: Police closed the A970 between Brae and Voe after being called to the incident at Mulla at about 07:55. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg0…
A small fishing boat has run aground on Bains beach in Lerwick, Shetland, after taking on water overnight. Here's the latest: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5…
✈️ Loganair says the Scottish and UK governments should 'urgently' produce a strategy for essential routes that aren't commercially viable, after cuts to two island routes.
🎥 On TV, radio and online today. Full story here:
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k1…
