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- Water charge to increase by nearly nine per cent
- Loganair adds extra flight from Aberdeen
- Farmer and crofter education and skills boost
- Up Helly Aa drinks on offer
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- Government funding for Dogs Against Drugs
- Up Helly Aa food fayre
- Dog park approved
- Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer at Mareel
Podcast: Shetland Voices
As campaigning for the May election to the Scottish Parliament starts hotting up, former Labour candidate and ex-councillor, Dr Jonathan Wills, responds to the recent announcement by the Greens to field their own candidate and argues in this Viewpoint contribution that only the SNP has the power and is capable to implement some of the Green policies
In response chair of the SIC’s environment and transport committee Moraig Lyall says work is underway on a new relief vessel project plus a review of the inter-island network
Meanwhile education and families committee chairman Davie Sandison says the SIC is ‘wholly committed’ to engaging positively with parents on the future refurbishment of the school
- Nugent challenges fellow candidates
- Uplift responds to Trump comments
- Young advisors sought to promote children’s rights
- New CEO for pelagic fishermen
As part of the ongoing PowerShift project, this feature by Erin Rizzato Devlin explores how commercial wind farms can bring benefits to island communities, highlighting existing renewable projects in Shetland and in the Finnish Åland islands.