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Lottery funding, Hrossey's delays explained, cruise ship season begins, Brexit losses and more…

FOUR local charities have received a total of more than £250,000 in funding from the lottery’s awards for all and improving lives grant schemes. Mind Your Head has been awarded two grants, £135,000 for funding its “holistic to well-being” which complements existing...

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New Loganair boss appointed, Gaza walk, new defibrillator, healthcare challenges and more…

LOGANAIR has appointed a new chief executive just four weeks after Jonathan Hinkles stepped down in a surprise movement. The new man at the helm is Luke Farajallah who has held senior roles at flybe, BA CitiExpress and Brymon Airways. The airline’s executive chairman Peter...

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Investment means improved 4G coverage but a third of landmass remain partial non-spots

VIRGIN Media O2, the company in charge of the rollout of the shared rural network project, has released an update on the local mast sites that will benefit from improved mobile coverage. The £1 billion national programme, partly funded by the UK Government, will bring improved...

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Skeld Burns supper, bravery awards, telecom consultation, dementia grant, and more…

PEOPLE in Skeld and surrounding communities were treated to a proper Burns supper last week - including the haggis being piped into the room, and a Scottish dance band to entertain folk until the early hours. One of the organisers, Sharon Deyell, said the celebration on 25...

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Wishart supports 'ground-breaking' Freedom of Information reform proposals

PROPOSALS to strengthen and extend Scotland’s current Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation are supported by the Liberal Democrats including Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart. Should reform proposals brought forward by Labour MSP Katy Clark ever become law, then all bodies...

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Lib Dems push for cruise ship visitors to be included in tourism tax bill

SCOTTISH Liberal Democrats would support a move to allow local authorities to set a visitor levy but those arriving on cruise ships would also need to be taxed, according to local MSP Beatrice Wishart. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, she said the new legislation - as...

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Island victims of domestic abuse disadvantaged by justice system

THE ISLAND-specific obstacles for victims of domestic abuse in finding access to appropriate legal representation have been highlighted in the Scottish Parliament. Currently, women struggle to get legal support in Shetland for domestic abuse cases including harassment and...

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Lib Dems opposed to health board centralisation proposals

PROPOSALS by Labour to amalgamate Scotland’s 14 health boards into three to save on bureaucracy and duplication has been condemned as a “serious risk” to Shetland and its health care needs by local MSP Beatrice Wishart. The Lib Dem MSP for Shetland said that any move...

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Achieving nothing of consequence

I would direct readers to read the column in last week's Shetland Times (Friday 29 December 2023) and listen again to the piece on Radio Shetland on Thursday evening, with our Holyrood representative. Our representative at Holyrood listed criticism after criticism of the...

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Island court jury trials due to recommence in the spring

JURY trials are expected to return to island courts in Scotland in the spring. It comes after assurances from prisoner escort company GEOAmey that it will be able to properly resource courts. Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart welcomed the news, but said jury trials should resume...

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