SIC political leader Steven Coutts has criticised the Scottish government’s decision to keep the isles in level three restrictions, as announced by the First Minister…
READ FULL STORYMP Alistair Carmichael has urged the Scottish government to provide businesses with clarity regarding the future of isles Covid restrictions. The Scottish Tourism Alliance has…
READ FULL STORYLerwick Port Authority has received a share of £1.8 million towards work at the harbour.
READ FULL STORYAn isles MSP has criticised the Scottish government after they decided not to provide additional funding for an MRI scanner. Health secretary Jeane Freeman wrote…
READ FULL STORYElected members have been told the Scottish government will meet the cost of coronavirus pandemic that has been incurred by the council over the last
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish government has insisted its eye remains on the ball in tackling fuel poverty.
READ FULL STORYSuperfast broadband is just one of the welcome additions to future isles life as outlined in the Scottish government’s Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP), announced last
READ FULL STORYHopes will grow that restrictions can be eased soon after Shetland recorded its 11th day in a row with no new coronavirus cases. The Scottish…
READ FULL STORYIsles politicians Alistair Carmichael, Beatrice Wishart and Liam McArthur are concerned about the Scottish government’s plans to cut business rates relief for local newspapers.
READ FULL STORYBeatrice Wishart has welcomed the introduction of an island equivalent payment to allow isles businesses access to the same support as those elsewhere in Scotland….
READ FULL STORYShetland Greens have welcomed the news that inter-island ferries have secured extra funding. Finance secretary Kate Forbes announced on Thursday that the £5.5m revenue funding…
READ FULL STORYLatest figures released by the Scottish government show two new cases of coronavirus in the isles. It takes the total number of cases allocated to…
READ FULL STORYHighlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has praised ongoing UK government efforts to protect jobs in Shetland through the job retention scheme. The Tory MSP…
READ FULL STORYSchool milk is going back on the menu following an 11th hour intervention by the Scottish government. Councillors were poised to agree to increase the…
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