Energy secretary considers isles visit
The secretary of state for energy and net zero will consider visiting the isles to see the potential for tidal stream power. Energy secretary Ed…
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UK government to listen to island leaders about connectivity issues
MP Michael Gove will chair an Islands Forum focusing on the importance of physical and digital connectivity for remote islands. Mr Gove, who is the…
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Fair Isle ‘saved’ as UK government pledges £27m to new ferry
The UK government will provide £27 million for a new roll-on, roll-off ferry for Fair Isle, it has announced. The project is part of £177m…
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Fishermen should be listened to says Carmichael
The government should listen to fishermen to get the best results, parliament heard during a post-Brexit fisheries debate. Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael led…
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‘Reckless’ budget plan faces heavy criticism
Criticism has been levelled at the UK government, with the Conservative “mini-budget” being labelled “reckless”.
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Advertising campaign pulled from airports after map omission
The UK government’s Cabinet Office says an campaign advertising Great Britain to international travellers will be removed from airports – after it was pointed out…
READ FULL STORY‘Insulting’ – MP writes to minister after Shetland missed from government map
MP Alistair Carmichael has called a UK government advertising campaign “insulting” after Shetland and Orkney were missed from a map of the UK.
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Carmichael warns government ahead of budget
Isles MP Alistair Carmichael has issued a warning ahead of tomorrow’s UK Government Budget.
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Wills calls on UK government to change its mind over VAT move
SNP representatives, including prospective Shetland candidate Tom Wills, have criticised the Tory government over a planned VAT change. They say it would potentially see construction…
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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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Westminster supports over 3,000 isles jobs during pandemic
The UK government has supported the wages of 3,300 jobs in Shetland since the launch of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income
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Sea Farms will pay back over £100,000 of furlough money
Scottish Sea Farms is going to repay all money received from the UK government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as markets re-open and business performance begins
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Carmichael calls on Dominic Cummings to resign
UK government adviser Dominic Cummings, who left London to go to Durham during the coronavirus lockdown, must either resign or be dismissed.
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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
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