Bute House order for Shetland Soap Company
Shetland Soap Company has started supplying its products to Bute House – the first minister’s official Edinburgh residence.
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First minister told to live up to by-election ferry promises
MSP Beatrice Wishart has pressed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on whether the Scottish government will live up to promises made during the by-election campaign. At…
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Deputy First Minister back in the isles for campaign
Deputy First Minister John Swinney returned to the isles this weekend as part of the by-election campaign trail. The SNP politician said his party’s candidate…
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SNP leader Sturgeon to visit Shetland today
First Minster Nicola Sturgeon will be in Shetland today to launch the SNP’s by-election campaign alongside candidate Tom Wills.
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Helliar not suitable for Pentland Firth route, says McArthur
A complaint has been made about the suitability of the Shetland cargo vessey Helliar, which is currently standing in on the Pentland Firth route while
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One thing and one only (Andy Holt)
The SNP are making a huge fuss over Alistair Carmichael’s lie about the leaking of a conversation between Nicola Sturgeon and the French ambassador in
READ FULL STORYDifferent Scotlands? (Martin Redfern)
So Nicola Sturgeon believes the 2014 referendum wasn’t divisive and indyref2 will be a positive experience.
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UK government is ‘betraying island communities’ says SNP MSP
The decision by the UK government to exclude windfarm projects in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles from the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction
READ FULL STORYThe ‘disaster’ that wasn’t (Gordon J Stewart)
It is hardly a month since the IMF was telling us that voting to leave the EU would be a disaster. But they have now
READ FULL STORY‘Dismayed’ Scott earns seat on Holyrood’s Brexit committee
Tavish Scott has been appointed to a Holyrood committee charged with scrutinising talks over a UK exit from the EU.
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Isles well placed to take on decommissioning work, says Scott
Isles MSP Tavish Scott is calling for jobs in the burgeoning decommissioning industry to stay in Scotland – with Shetland able to take on a…
READ FULL STORYPetition launched for fairer ferry deal
A new petition has been launched calling for the Scottish government to cut ferry fares to the Northern Isles – despite the SNP failing to…
READ FULL STORYVIDEO – Sturgeon: We want to empower island communities
Nicola Sturgeon defended the SNP’s Holyrood record during her visit to the isles following criticism from campaign group Wir Shetland.
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Sturgeon launches ‘manifesto for the islands’
A 10-point manifesto which puts “investment and empowerment” at the heart of island communities has been launched by the First Minister.
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