Report into air traffic control centralisation is challenged by Hial
A fresh row has erupted over plans to centralise air traffic control services to the mainland after the Prospect union highlighted an independent report which
READ FULL STORYA fresh row has erupted over plans to centralise air traffic control services to the mainland after the Prospect union highlighted an independent report which
READ FULL STORYInvestment in Scottish islands such as Shetland is “pointless” if governments turn their backs on high-valued jobs in the isles.
READ FULL STORYThe Islands Bill should herald a change in mindset if it is to be more than a tick-box exercise, opposition MSPs have warned.
READ FULL STORYAn MSP has likened getting Scottish government answers on HIE centralisation to “wrestling with jelly”.
READ FULL STORYNew findings by the chairman of HIE into the agency’s future governance has faced criticism by politicians amid ongoing fears over centralisation. Lorne Crerar’s report…
READ FULL STORYA call has been made for a parliamentary inquiry after claims a series of errors were made by fire control room operators following the controversial…
READ FULL STORYAn SNP MP has proposed a compromise deal aimed at ending the bitter row over controversial changes to Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR A planned review of governance in education has come under heavy fire today by members of the SIC’s education and families committee….
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish government has confirmed the abolition of the Highlands and Islands Enterprise governing board, sparking renewed fears that Shetland could lose out through centralisation.
READ FULL STORYA new “plan for the islands” aimed at combating Scottish government decisions has been put forward by Shetland’s MSP. Tavish Scott has endorsed a “real…
READ FULL STORYFigures have been produced which could scotch a widely-held belief in rural areas that council services are largely centralised towards Lerwick. A table presented to…
READ FULL STORYShetland’s needs are being pushed out to the boundaries following the centralisation of emergency services. That was the warning at last night’s meeting of Lerwick
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