Green projects encouraged to apply for £150k grants
Businesses and community groups across Scotland’s islands can apply for a grant of up to £150,000 for projects which focus on sustainability and helping achieve…
READ FULL STORYBusinesses and community groups across Scotland’s islands can apply for a grant of up to £150,000 for projects which focus on sustainability and helping achieve…
READ FULL STORYFishermen under the age of 40 will soon be able to apply for funding to help them into the industry. Marine Fund Scotland will help…
READ FULL STORYMore than five million vaccine doses have been issued in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday. She hailed the news as a “significant…
READ FULL STORYSIC 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…
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