Isles politicians Alistair Carmichael, Beatrice Wishart and Liam McArthur are concerned about the Scottish government’s plans to cut business rates relief for local newspapers.
READ FULL STORYBeatrice Wishart has welcomed the introduction of an island equivalent payment to allow isles businesses access to the same support as those elsewhere in Scotland….
READ FULL STORYShetland Greens have welcomed the news that inter-island ferries have secured extra funding. Finance secretary Kate Forbes announced on Thursday that the £5.5m revenue funding…
READ FULL STORYLatest figures released by the Scottish government show two new cases of coronavirus in the isles. It takes the total number of cases allocated to…
READ FULL STORYHighlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has praised ongoing UK government efforts to protect jobs in Shetland through the job retention scheme. The Tory MSP…
READ FULL STORYSchool milk is going back on the menu following an 11th hour intervention by the Scottish government. Councillors were poised to agree to increase the…
READ FULL STORYShetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has discussed the possibility of localised measures to combat coronavirus and the different protocols that would be needed if that were
READ FULL STORYMore than 300 school pupils had exam results upgraded after the Scottish government performed a U-turn over exam estimates, the SIC has said. Out of…
READ FULL STORYShetlanders will be asked to download a new contact tracing app in the fight against coronavirus. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the introduction of the “proximity…
READ FULL STORYLockdown restrictions in Aberdeen have begun to lift today (Monday) – with further easing expected on Wednesday. The Scottish government announced its timetable for lifting…
READ FULL STORYHolidaymakers have again been urged to think carefully about booking non-essential trips overseas after four more countries were added to the Scottish government’s quarantine list. …
READ FULL STORYAny competitive outdoor senior football in Shetland this year is looking more unlikely, after the Scottish government’s phase three update was released on Thursday. While…
READ FULL STORYThe isles are to benefit from a share of up to £50 million from the Scottish government as part of the Islands Growth Deal.
READ FULL STORYSchool pupils will not be asked to maintain social distance from one another when schools return in August – but teachers and other school staff…
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