‘A step backwards for local justice’
Concerns have been raised over plans to abolish honorary sheriffs in Scottish courts. The proposals by the Scottish government are contained in the Court Reform…
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Watchdog halts probe into fuel market
Motorists seeking a better deal on their fuel have suffered a blow with the news the Office of Fair Trading has opted to end its
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Part-time fire service ‘on its knees’
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott has written to Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill demanding answers over recent claims that the part-time fire-fighters system is “on its
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Disagreement over success of mackerel deal
Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has hailed the tri-partite deal on mackerel between the EU, Norway and Faroe as potentially worth an extra £83 million
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Scott calls for inquiries to start more quickly
A parliamentary debate into offshore helicopter safety has heard calls for fatal accident inquiries to begin more quickly.
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Call centre petition launched
A former police call worker is urging folk to get behind a campaign to save police, fire and non emergency service centres north of Dundee.
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Fire control room will close
The decision to close the Inverness fire control room has been condemned by Highlands and Islands MSPs who say it will harm the cover provided
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Scott secures oncology debate to raise Shetland concerns
Shetland MSP Tavish Scott has secured a debate in the Scottish Parliament in an effort to seek answers over the shortage of specialist clinical oncologists…
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Cable break leaves customers with no broadband
Some broadband customers have been left without coverage for a week over the New Year period because of damage suffered by Shetland’s cable link to…
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Scott and Bell pay tribute to ‘immense and enduring’ presence of Mandela
“The world has lost an immense and enduring presence.” These were the words penned by Shetland MSP Tavish Scott today in a book of condolence
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Parliamentarians criticise independence paper but Skene calls it a red letter day
Criticism has been levelled against the Scottish government’s vision on how a Scotland separate from the rest of the UK would look.
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Scott: bussing West Side pupils to Lerwick poses SIC a ‘big problem’
Plans to close the junior high department at Aith have come under fresh criticism – this time by isles MSP Tavish Scott.
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Shetland’s MP and MSP have backed a call by Sustainable Shetland for an extension to the time allowed for comments on Viking Energy’s windfarm application….
READ FULL STORYLoganair hits back over MSP’s attack
By RYAN TAYLOR Isles MSP Tavish Scott has come under heavy criticism from Loganair’s chairman Scott Grier after he publicly criticised the company over its…
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