Students to be asked to depart early and take tests to return home for Christmas
Staggered departures, tests and two-weeks with reduced mixing are some of the measures students will be asked to take before they can return home for…
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Fishermen’s association invites new minister to the isles
Shetland Fishermen’s Association has welcomed the appointment of Fergus Ewing as the new Scottish fisheries minister.
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Lochhead defends his record during short visit
Scottish agricultural minister Richard Lochhead was on a short tour of Shetland yesterday and today to canvass the seat he said the SNP had their
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First Minister to visit isles on Monday
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to make a flying visit to Shetland next week, following in the footsteps of agriculture minister Richard Lochhead who
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Farm incomes halved over four-year period
Isles producers are suffering more than their mainland counterparts because of added costs, a farming leader has warned. Local NFU chairman Jim Nicolson has spoken…
READ FULL STORYProbe needed into crofters’ payment shambles, says MSP
Calls have been made for a full independent inquiry into the deepening cash crisis faced by farmers and crofters.
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Probe into crofters’ payments after ‘complete cock-up’
A report on the Scottish government’s record in delivering funds to crofters and farmers under its beleaguered payment scheme will be published later this year.
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The Scottish government has admitted failing to provide the majority of its support payments to crofters and farmers by the end of last month –…
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How many more turns? (John Tulloch)
Only a week ago Conservative MEP Ian Duncan was telling us how, with support from colleagues, he had intervened to delay implementation of the impending
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Fish talks have greater than usual significance
Increased fish quotas and greater catching flexibility must be agreed when the EU fisheries council starts tomorrow, if next year’s discard ban has a hope
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Tory MEP challenges minister over discards ban
The Conservative fisheries spokesman at the European Parliament has challenged Scottish fisheries minister Richard Lochhead to help fishermen make the looming discards ban workable.
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Salmon and mackerel exports soar
Exports of Shetland caught or grown fish have hit new heights according to figures which show UK salmon and mackerel exports were worth three-quarters of
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SFA pleased after talks with fishing minister
Shetland Fishermen’s Association is positive after a meeting between skippers and Scottish fishing minister Richard Lochhead at the NAFC Marine Centre yesterday afternoon.
READ FULL STORYLochhead meets fishermen at Scalloway
Scottish fisheries secretary Richard Lochhead outlined his main priorities for supporting a successful fishing sector to industry representatives in Scalloway yesterday.
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