Duncan praises emergency services after being involved in crash

• Allison Duncan has praised the efforts of emergency services after being involved in a car accident

• He thanked police and ambulance services at the beginning of the board meeting in the town hall

• Mr Duncan said the ambulance had attended ‘almost in an instant’ adding police were quickly on the scene

Recruitment drive a success for firefighting service

• A recruitment drive has helped attract over 30 new applicants to the fire service in Shetland

• Report showed 33 people came forward after a recruitment drive was held earlier this year

• A female-only recruitment session saw 13 potential applicants take part in the interactive taster session

Top prizes at national fishing awards

• Shetland fishing industry has again taken top honours at national awards ceremony.

• The region had nominations in five categories of the Fishing News Award.

• Winners were pelagic skipper Chris Duncan and new vessel the Research.

Lonely Planet name Shetland one of ‘Best in Europe’

• Lonely Planet names Shetland as one of Europe’s best destinations.
• Shetland is only UK destination to be included in list.
• Lonely Planet say that their Best in Europe list is a “highly-anticipated annual collection”.