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Two new Shetland representatives for the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) have been elected.Charlie Haddon and Sonny Thomason were today confirmed as the two successful local candidates in the SYP elections, which saw five young people standing to represent Shetland for the period June 2017 to Ju... Read more...
JONATHAN WILLS, in a contribution entitled The Secret Life of Shetland Islands Council (aged 40½), bemoans the meeting structure of the local authority in its present form.It appears that the main measure of whether councillors are attending to their duties these days is how many meetings they ... Read more...
Shetland's two members won the "Communicator of the Year" title at the weekend's Scottish Youth Parliament awards.Kaylee Mouat, who last week was elected to serve a further term in the parliament, and outgoing member Catherine Hannah said they were delighted to win the award, one of several whic... Read more...
Teenagers Kaylee Mouat and Kelvin Anderson have been elected to the Scottish Youth Parliament, it was announced at Lerwick Town Hall today, and will serve a two-year term. (more…) Read more...
Civic leaders have pledged their support for the Scottish Youth Parliament's campaign to ensure young carers are treated fairly. (more…) Read more...
Shetland MSYP NICOLE MOUAT reports from the International Democracy Project planning meeting in Norway, which she attended recently with SIC youth empowerment and participation worker Martin Summers.Martin and I headed to Sumburgh on Thursday 4th June to begin our journey.The long six-hour w... Read more...
By LOUISE THOMASONTHE TWO candidates newly elected to the Scottish Youth Parliament are Nicole Mouat from Scalloway and Nethan Watson from Lerwick.MSYPs Nicole, 15, currently attending Scalloway Junior High School and Nethan, 13, from the Anderson High School, will replace Ryan Smith and Na... Read more...
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHSYOUTH campaigner Daniel Robertson has been suspended from the Scottish Youth Parliament after an alleged drunken spree.Mr Robertson, 20, from Sullom, is said to have taken part in a noisy drinking session with SYP chairman Kieran Collins, 24, in a hotel in Hamilton, south L... Read more...