Shetlanders have been urged to make sure their voice is heard by registering for a postal vote. Tom Wills, who is the SNP’s Shetland constituency…
READ FULL STORYShetlanders must not squander the opportunity to achieve more autonomy, businessman John Goodlad told Tuesday night’s forum on self-determination. He said the broader constitutional landscape…
READ FULL STORYScottish islands including Shetland “can boldly go where other local authorities would like to tread”, according to journalist and campaigner Lesley Riddoch. Opening the “Reflections…
READ FULL STORYChancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review amounts to a retreat in ambition masked by warm words, according to MP Alistair Carmichael.
READ FULL STORYThe power and influence of local government has been eroded over decades, Shetland Islands convener Malcolm Bell told a Scottish parliamentary committee. He said that…
READ FULL STORYA regional MSP is uring people in Shetland to give their views on short-term lets, which she says have priced locals out housing markets in…
READ FULL STORYMP Alistair Carmichael accused the Westminster government of “double standards” over its stance on press freedom. Northern Isles representative Mr Carmichael welcomed the “robust defence”…
READ FULL STORYNobody who finds themselves struggling to pay their rent will be left without support, according to Highlands and Islands MSP Maree Todd. The SNP representative…
READ FULL STORYAnxious teachers and school staff need to know that appropriate measures are in place to control coronavirus ahead of schools reopening next month. That is…
READ FULL STORYCalls have been made for the government to ensure that frustrated Shetlanders desperate to visit relatives on the mainland are not disadvantaged as lockdown restrictions…
READ FULL STORYNational leaders should quit “playing politics” and work for the greater good of the country at a time of national crisis.
READ FULL STORYA campaign calling for support for local media during the coronavirus crisis is being led by isles MP Alistair Carmichael.
READ FULL STORYA councillor has unsuccessfully railed against a council tax hike of 4.84 per cent, despite telling members the rise was a political choice and not…
READ FULL STORYAn Althing debate on the thorny issue of Scottish independence returned a resounding victory in favour of independence on Friday night. There was not a…
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