News / In brief for 4 July 2011
Assaults
A MAN was assaulted by a group of men near the Cairnfield Road/ North Lochside junction, in Lerwick, at about 2.30am on Sunday morning. Police are appealing for witnesses.
Meanwhile, a 23 year old man was arrested after a group of young men were fighting in Commercial Street, in Lerwick, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police are also looking for witnesses to come forward after an alleged fight between two women within Posers nightclub, on Saturday night.
Lerwick police station can be contacted on 01595 69 2110.
Drink driving
POLICE have arrested two drivers for alleged drink driving offences over the weekend.
At about 1am on Saturday morning a 31 year old man was arrested near Sella Ness after providing a positive specimen of breath.
And in the early hours of Sunday, officers on patrol stopped a vehicle in the Lochside area of Lerwick and arrested a 41 year old man for alleged drink driving.
Reports on all incidents are to be sent to the procurator fiscal.
SCT meeting
SHETLAND Charitable Trust has convened another meeting for Wednesday in a bid to make a decision on releasing an additional £420,000 for the controversial Viking Energy wind farm, in which the trust is a major shareholder.
Two weeks ago, a majority of trustees either declared an interest or were not present leaving the trust unable to vote on the matter.
Shetland Charitable Trust needs 12 of its 23 trustees willing to vote to be able to make a decision.
Orcas
MANY ISLANDERS and visitors had the chance to encounter a wildlife spectacle at the south end of Shetland on Saturday when a pod of killer whales cruised the coastline between Levenwick and Sumburgh Head.
It has emerged that the group of five orcas had previously been identified by scientist Dr Andy Foote, of Aberdeen University who is studying the various killer whale families in the waters of the northeast Atlantic.
Photos of the whales can be seen at: www.facebook.com/shetlandwildlife
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