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FUTURE HOMES SHEAP heats more than 1200 homes and buildings in Lerwick including schools, care homes, leisure centres and a hospital THE Scottish Government’s Draft Heat in Buildings Strategy consultation document, published last month, emphasises that homes and workplaces account for around 21 per cent of Scotland’s total greenhouse gas emissions. ‘We can and must make very significant progress towards eliminating emissions from the way we heat our buildings over the next decade and ...

NHS SHETLAND has the lowest rate of absenteeism of all health boards in Scotland, according to a new statistical report published on Tuesday. The Data Group for NHS Education for Scotland shows that the average absenteeism rate for 2019 and 2020 was just 3.6 per cent, a full percentage point lower than any other health board. 3 of 14Adverts With the first anniversary of the first local Covid case coming up next week, NHS Shetland chief executive Michael Dickson said these latest figures demonst...