Out of the box – new mapping law comes into force
Shetland can no longer be put in a box – as of today. (more…) Read more...
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Shetland can no longer be put in a box – as of today. (more…) Read more...
NHS Shetland has agreed to add its name to a national charter for a "tobacco-free generation" – as part of the Scottish government's push to achieve the goal by 2034.Members of the health board backed the plans at a meeting on Tuesday, signalling NHS Shetland's commitment to the prevention of ... Read more...
Calls have been made for extra freight capacity to be introduced on ferry services after a produce worth over £2 million was left on the quayside in Lerwick in the last week.Representatives from the seafood sector have demanded a daily freight service be delivered between Lerwick and Aberdeen t... Read more...
The "shambles" surrounding reduced fares on lifeline ferries must be sorted out quickly, according to MSP Tavish Scott. (more…) Read more...
The Scottish government's new cabinet secretary for communities and local government visited the isles on Tuesday – in her first official visit in the role. (more…) Read more...
The Scottish government says people living in the isles will benefit from £1,030,719 of funding to help make homes more energy efficient.Shetland Islands Council has been given a share of £49 million from the so-called Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland, or HEEPS, shemes.The ne... Read more...
List MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has called on the Scottish government to do more to tackle specific mental health issues that can affect islanders. (more…) Read more...
Proposals to abandon the current tendering process and bring lifeline ferry services to the Northern Isles ‘in-house’ have been opposed by Seafood Shetland.It comes in the wake of the Scottish government’s decision to extend the current lifeline contract until October 2019 while considerat... Read more...
A new fund set up to support athletes from Scottish islands travelling to the mainland to compete was launched in Lerwick on Friday.Up to eight athletes from each of Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles could benefit from a total of £45,000 in funding over the next three years.The money... Read more...
Regrettably, Humza Yousaf has once again chosen to play politics and attack MSPs who have stood up for the interests of Orkney and Shetland at Holyrood while he and his SNP colleagues were trying for months to pretend that their long-standing commitment to fair funding did not exist.There is lit... Read more...