Scott presses ambulance chief over isles service
The chairman of the Scottish Ambulance Service has been told of the concerns from ambulance staff about training and the need for more cover in…
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Fire rages through West Side house
Fire raged through a house in Clousta during the early hours of this morning. The alarm was raised at around 4.15am. Fire crews from Bixter,…
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Ambulance service is under funded, says Scott
Ambulance emergency call-outs and the routine workload is as high in Shetland as other rural and island locations across Scotland. However, according to MSP Tavish
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Staff evacuated after fire at Greenhead Base
About 60 men were evacuated from the Greenhead Base this morning in a full-scale emergency when an acetylene cylinder and an oxygen cylinder went on…
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Concerns aired over ‘central belt’ influence on emergency services
Shetland’s needs are being pushed out to the boundaries following the centralisation of emergency services. That was the warning at last night’s meeting of Lerwick
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