SIC launches consultation on free period products
Shetland Islands Council has launched a consultation on where free period products should be made available to the public. Scotland became the first country in…
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Three wholesalers earn share of government funding
Three isles wholesalers have been awarded around £60,000 each from a Scottish government fund. J.W. Grays, Knowles and Shetland Freezer Foods all benefitted from the…
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£4m of funding provided to improve isles infrastructure
The Scottish government will provide island councils with £4 million to improve infrastructure. The money will be allocated to the six island local authorities to…
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Vaccine passport scheme to end on Monday, changes to face masks and Covid testing
The vaccine passport scheme will no longer be required at large events and in nightclubs from Monday, 28th February. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the…
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Foula benefits from additional funding given to island projects
A knitwear company from Foula has benefited from a major share of Scottish government funding.
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Most Covid restrictions to be removed from Monday
Nightclubs will be allowed to re-open, pubs and restaurants will no longer require table service and limits on indoor events will be removed from Monday,…
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Restrictions on outdoor events eased with hospitality next in line
Outdoor events will be able to go ahead with normal crowds from Monday, 17th January. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday that restrictions on…
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Thirteen new Covid cases
Shetland has recorded a further 13 Covid cases today (Tuesday). That takes the isles seven day total to 155 cases, according to the latest Scottish…
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Eighteen Covid cases recorded over weekend
Shetland has recorded a further 18 Covid cases over the last three days. Eight were confirmed today, while ten were recorded on Saturday. No cases…
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No new restrictions but isolation could be changed as cases surge
The Scottish government is considering making changes to the period of isolation, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said. She was addressing Holyrood on Wednesday afternoon…
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Council leader slams proposed SNP budget settlement
The spectre of “real term cuts” could loom over Shetland Islands Council in the next financial year, following a below-inflation budget allocation from the Scottish
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MSP writes to council about ‘totally inappropriate’ survey
A Scottish Conservative MSP has written to the SIC to ask if pupils will be sent a controversial Scottish government census into health and wellbeing….
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Child disability payment opens for new applications
Child disability payment has opened for new applications from today (Monday). The payment, which will be administered by Social Security Scotland, provides families with support…
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MSP slams Scottish government record on R100 roll out
Criticism has been levelled at the Scottish government following a further delay in its flagship broadband programme. List MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has described as…
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