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!
Alistair 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…
READ FULL STORYPotential changes in inheritance tax could impact on farmers and crofters – as well as the wider community.
READ FULL STORYAlistair Carmichael hopes to “reset the narrative” around fishing after being elected to a key parliamentary role.
READ FULL STORYMP Alistair Carmichael has warned that Ofgem’s announcement today of a 10 per cent increase in the energy price cap in October represented a “serious…
READ FULL STORYThe general election result points to a desire from voters to move beyond “polarisation and populism”. That is the view of MP Alistair Carmichael, who…
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