Survey to study lockdown travel behaviours
ZetTrans, Shetland’s regional transport partnership, wants to hear from residents about how lockdown has affected sustainable travel behaviour across the isles, and to understand what
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Amenity trustees were unaware of true scale of looming crisis, source admits
Trustees at Shetland Amenity Trust were unaware of how bad the financial situation was, a source close to the trust has told this newspaper.
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Actions for the trust (George Sutherland)
Shetland Amenity Trust responds to former employee’s criticism. What do you think is the best way to solve the trust’s financial crisis?
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I have thought long and hard about whether to write this letter but I am deeply concerned that staff at Shetland Amenity Trust are facing
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Labour’s Shetland branch shocked as Scottish leader Kezia Dugdale stands down
The decision by Kezia Dugdale to stand down as leader of the Scottish Labour party has come as a surprise to the party’s local branch.
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Carmichael ‘delighted’ after securing another Westminster term
Alistair Carmichael has voiced his “delight” at being elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland for the fifth consecutive term, while his closest
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Labour candidate Barton believes party values set parties apart as she campaigns in Lerwick
Political campaigning in pea soup-like fog was the job in hand for Labour candidate Robina Barton on Friday. There was confusion surrounding a post-Brexit Britain…
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Good news for Bressay with former school redeveloped
Bressay’s fortunes are very much on the up with the transformation of the former primary school into a community hub and the Speldiburn Cafe, officially
READ FULL STORYLabour values still endure (Robina Barton)
“Labour values still endure and I’d back them any day over the SNP” – Robina Barton
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Barton to stand again
Robina Barton is re-entering the political arena having been selected as Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate for the Orkney and Shetland seat in the forthcoming general…
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Scott sweeps to victory with massive majority
It was the perfect birthday present for Tavish Scott as he won a decisive majority in yesterday’s Scottish Election, securing a fifth term as Shetland
READ FULL STORYBenefits in voting tactically (Alistair Easton)
Robina Barton takes exception to the idea of tactical voting. But this is something which is forced on the intelligent voter where they have to
READ FULL STORYVote for who you want (Robina Barton)
I gather the Liberal Democrats are circulating “hand-written” letters from Tavish Scott asking Labour and Tory voters to vote Lib Dem to keep out the
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Candidates put their cases to Althing audience
It was not the bruising battle many in the audience no doubt had hoped for, but the Althing hustings last night did have its moments.
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