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POLICE are looking to trace the owner of a motorbike which was discovered off the road near Shetland Golf Club this morning (Tuesday).
A Police Scotland spokesperson said they received a report of a motorbike off the A970 main road at around 9am.
“Officers attended and enquiries are ongoing the trace the owner and establish the full circumstances,” they added.
A PLANNED multi-agency exercise is being held at Tingwall Airport tomorrow evening (Wednesday).
Members of the public are asked to be aware of the likelihood of blue lights and emergency vehicle activity around the airport.
The exercise will last around two hours from 7pm, and will involve Shetland Islands Council staff along with Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, HM Coastguard and NHS Shetland.
The exercise will test the airport’s emergency response and the learning outcomes will contribute to the airport’s emergency planning procedures.
SHETLAND Heart Screenings has announced its cardiac screening event will return over two days next year.
The free screenings will be held again in the Clickimin Bowls Hall on 23 and 24 May 2026.
Further details, including booking information, will be shared closer to the event.
The charity expressed its sincere gratitude for several recent donations that support its vital work within the Shetland community, including a £1,000 donation from EnQuest after Sullom Voe terminal employees picked it to benefit.
A bake sale will be held at EMN’s Brae office on 13 and 14 November for the charity, while Lerwick Celtic is set to raise funds through its lucky numbers mega draw.
Shetland Heart Screening will also run a Christmas auction from 9 to 16 November on Facebook.
LOCAL publishing company Hansel Co-operative Press has announced that a selection of Shetland-inspired poems by Sheenagh Pugh will be launched next week.
Scattered Brightness, which has also been illustrated by artist and former Shetland resident Peter Long, will be launched at the Shetland Library on Wednesday 12 November at 6.30pm.
Another event will also be held at the Hoswick Visitor Centre in Sandwick on Friday 14 November at 7pm.
She will be in conversation with Mary Blance at the library event and will read from and discuss her work in general.
During her writing career Pugh has received national recognition and won prestigious prizes including the Forward Prize, the Bridport Prize, and the Cardiff International Poetry Prize twice.
OCEAN Kinetics has awarded two students ‘Futures’ scholarships, after a high number of quality applications this year.
Calum MacKay and Alisers Abuladze, both of whom are studying at Glasgow University, will each receive an annual bursary of £3,000, personal mentoring and the opportunity to work with Ocean Kinetics outside of term time.
MacKay said he was “delighted” to have been selected as a Futures scholar, allowing him to study on his third-year studies in mechanical engineering with aeronautics.
And Abuladze said the funding would help ease “the stress of supporting myself through long work hours.”
Both students are interested in growing Shetland’s engineering sector, which aligns with the aims of the Futures scholarship and Ocean Kinetics’ long-term vision.
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