In The Shetland Times this week:
• We round up the news from successive storms which battered the isles over Christmas.
• A poorly seal pup is on the mend after receiving help from the Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary
• MP becomes embroiled in an online spat.
• We review the big stories of the year and have our annual Christmas quiz for readers to test their knowledge.
… and a free calendar for all of our readers!
Politicians have reacted angrily to a UK government announcement there will be no compensation for Waspi women. The controversial decision comes after work and pensions…
READ FULL STORYA cross-party call is being made for a youth mobility scheme which could give young people the freedom to live and work across Europe. Over…
READ FULL STORYA short film is being made to honour the “incredible legacy” of Jan and Pete Bevington and their devotion to wildlife conservation.
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael has called for authorities to get tough on aggressive fishing vessels – describing them as “modern gangsters of the sea”.
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael has voted to abolish hereditary peers from the House of Lords, calling it “a bizarre anachronism”. The majority of hereditary peers – lords…
READ FULL STORYShetland’s MP has led an urgent question in the House of Commons on the implication’s of last week’s budget on farming communities. Alistair Carmichael has…
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