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Signs have emerged of a softening in the Scottish government's approach to fair ferry funding, with one Tory MSP insisting a senior SNP colleague has given backing for a better deal on lifeline links. Isles councillors have been left frustrated by the Scottish government's funding offer following... Read more...
In The Shetland Times this week... • Councillor media coaching costs SIC £600 per hour. • Tests are to begin on the White House to find root cause of problems which led to evacuation. • Loganair announces price hike among plans for life post-Flybe. • Ferry funding fall-out ahead... Read more...
Political skirmishes over the funding of Shetland's inter-island ferry links have intensified, with the SNP and Liberal Democrats again locking horns over the issue. Scottish Ministers last week suffered a heavy defeat at Holyrood following a debate launched by opposition MSPs. The Holyrood admin... Read more...