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LOCAL tourism company Seabirds and Seals – The Original Noss Boat Tours has been shortlisted in two categories at this year’s Highland and Islands Thistle awards.
The tour operator offering popular trips to the seabird cliffs of Noss is a finalist in the best visitor attraction and innovation categories.
Company co-owner Marie Leask said they were “delighted” to have been shortlisted once again.
The winner of the 2025 awards will be announced during a ceremony at the Drumrossie Hotel in Inverness on 3 October.
COMEDIAN Mark Steel is to return to Shetland next month to record shows for his award-winning Radio 4 series.
In Mark Steel’s in Town the comedian visits towns around the UK, speaks to local people and learns about the “quirks” of the place and what it makes it special.
He then writes bespoke stand-up show performed in front of a local audience.
Steel is performing at Mareel in Lerwick on 12 August and in Haroldswick in Unst on 14 August.
People can apply for tickets to the Lerwick show here and the Unst one here.
A PUBLIC consultation event on the Scottish Government’s plans for offshore wind farms is taking place in Lerwick on Thursday.
The event will be held at Lerwick Town Hall between 12pm and 6pm, with a presentation and Q&A then following.
It relates to the Scottish Government’s draft updated sectoral marine plan for offshore wind energy, with an online consultation also open until 22 August.
PEOPLE will get the chance to take a look on board the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s emergency towing vessel Ievoli Black in Lerwick on Thursday (17 July).
Folk will able to tour the vessel, talk to the crew and discover how its emergency towage operations and response capability helps to prevent maritime pollution incidents.
She will be alongside at the Holmsgarth number four quayside and open between 1pm and 5pm.
RESEARCHERS from government agency Seafish will be in the isles once more asking skippers and vessel owners about their business performance.
They will tour ports around Scotland and are scheduled to be in Shetland between 1 and 5 September for the annual survey.
Seafish said the data collected will help inform policy makers in their decision making and offer insights into how the industry is navigating socio-economic challenges such as labour shortages and economic fluctuations.
Interviews during the fleet survey typically last between 10-15 minutes, and all data captured is kept strictly confidential.
Every skipper and vessel owner who participates in the survey is eligible for a free benchmark report that compares their business performance to vessels of a similar size.
To prearrange an appointment skippers and vessel owners can contact fleet.survey@seafish.co.uk.
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