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The Sumburgh webcam captured some of last night’s spectacular lighting flashes.
Rumbling thunder could be heard throughout the isles on Wednesday evening.
LOCAL engineering firm Ocean Kinetics has appointed chartered civil engineer Shane Jamieson as the company’s new commercial manager.
The company said the appointment was key to driving growth in the marine and harbour engineering sector.
Jamieson has a career spanning more than 13 years in civil engineering consultancy, and Ocean Kinetics said he was known for his expertise in marine civils design, project management and commercial leadership.
Ocean Kinetics managing director John Henderson said Jamieson’s “technical expertise, commercial acumen and proven leadership will be a huge asset”.
“His breadth of experience and track record in delivering complex infrastructure projects makes him the perfect addition to our team,” he added.
NHS Shetland has given out £50,000 in “golden hello” payments over the last five years, freedom of information figures show.
There was one payment of £10,000 made in 2020/21, three in 2021/22 and one in 2025/26.
A Golden Hello payment is payable to a GP who takes up a post in places with historical recruitment challenges, including rural areas.
MEMBERS of the Shetland Youth Orchestra will be heading to Norway next year for a summer school in Bergen.
Fundraising efforts have already begun for the trip, with more than 30 players already signed up.
Chair Sioban MacGregor said: “Having held fully subscribed summer schools in Shetland and the Cairngorms over the last three years, we thought that this would be yet another amazing experience for the talented young players.”
Treasurer Justin Rhodes added: “Visiting Norway is ambitious and costly, so we are going to need to put on extra events and raise more than ever.”
The orchestra will be holding a fundraising ceilidh at Tingwall Hall on Friday 5 September from 7.30pm.
A TOTAL of 36 bowls players came together on Sunday to vie for the George Robertson Memorial Trophy.
The members were divided into 12 triples and then split into a black and a red section.
Teams then played three six-end games against a team in a different section. At the end of the games, two teams had won all three games.
When the shot difference was worked out, both teams were on 11 shots, so the number of winning ends was used to decide the top team.
The team consisting of Nuy Coutts, Norman Manson and Colin Bain had won 10 ends, but on 11 ends won was the winning team of Bob Brandie, Angela Gifford and Alex Elphinstone.
The trophy and gift vouchers were presented to the winning team by Lily Brodie, who represented George Robertson Ltd. The trophy was first presented by Jessie Robertson in 1978 in memory of her late husband.
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