News / In brief for 16 June 2011
Man dies on North Sea platform
A THIRTY seven year old oil worker has died on the Brent Charlie oil installation, 116 miles northeast of Shetland, on Thursday morning.
The man was working from ropes on the oil installation when he fell to his death. The alarm was raised by colleagues.
A spokesperson for operator Shell said: “Shell U.K. Limited can confirm that a man rescued from the North Sea this morning after falling overboard from the Brent Charlie platform subsequently died on board the standby vessel Ocean Spey.”
A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course.
Conochies sold
News agent and stationary retailer Conochies, on Lerwick’s Commercial Street, has been sold.
On the retirement of previous owners Tom and Elaine Worthington, Livingston man Usman Mohammed took over the shop this week.
He said he would continue the business along the same lines as his predecessor, implementing just a few cosmetic changes to the layout.
Top fundraisers
THE SHETLAND organisers of the Relay for Life fundraising events for Cancer Research have been recognised nationally for their outstanding success.
Last year, the group raised an unprecedented £229,000 for the cancer charity, the most ever raised by a Relay for Life event.
The local group has now scooped the Cancer Research UK’s Fundraising in the Community accolade.
Chair of the local organising committee, Olive Macleod, said: “It’s a testament to the hard work of everyone involved in the Relay for Life, but it says just as much about all the people of Shetland.
“I live in such a generous and caring community and I’m just so proud of everything we’ve done together. I know the money raised will be spent wisely and will go straight to helping save more lives.”
COPE seeks new manager
SOCIAL enterprise company COPE Ltd has started the search for a new general manager after former police chief inspector Malcolm Bell, who had been appointed in April last year, decided to step down.
Mr Bell said: “This role was always intended to be an interim one and I believe the time is now right to commence the process to identify and recruit a permanent general manager.
“I have offered to continue working in my interim role, until an appointment is made, to ensure continuity and a smooth handover.”
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