Wishart welcomes payment parity for Shetland businesses
Beatrice Wishart has welcomed the introduction of an island equivalent payment to allow isles businesses access to the same support as those elsewhere in Scotland….
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Shetland Greens join those celebrating ferry funding pledge
Shetland 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…
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Two new cases revealed in Scottish government figures
Latest figures released by the Scottish government show two new cases of coronavirus in the isles. It takes the total number of cases allocated to…
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Halcro Johnston welcomes furlough extension until end of April
Highlands 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…
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School milk offer extended at last minute by Scottish government
School milk is going back on the menu following an 11th hour intervention by the Scottish government. Councillors were poised to agree to increase the…
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Wishart in discussions over regionalised Covid-19 measures
Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has discussed the possibility of localised measures to combat coronavirus and the different protocols that would be needed if that were
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Over 300 pupils have results upgraded after government U-turn
More 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…
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Sturgeon urges ‘everyone to download’ new tracing app
Shetlanders 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…
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Lockdown restrictions in Aberdeen begin to ease
Lockdown restrictions in Aberdeen have begun to lift today (Monday) – with further easing expected on Wednesday. The Scottish government announced its timetable for lifting…
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Folk urged to ‘think carefully’ about foreign holidays after more countries added to Scotland’s quarantine list
Holidaymakers 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. …
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Return of competitive football some way off
Any 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…
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Funding announced for final ‘transformational’ deal
The isles are to benefit from a share of up to £50 million from the Scottish government as part of the Islands Growth Deal.
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Pupils will not be asked to maintain social distance
School 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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Halcro-Johnston backs ‘Open our Schools’ campaign
Highlands and Islands list MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston is giving his strong backing to the Scottish Conservatives’ new “Open Our Schools” campaign.
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