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LABOUR’s Highlands and Islands MSP Rhoda Grant has led a cross-party call for the Scottish Government to take immediate action to address the “stark disparities” in palliative care provision for rural and island communities across Scotland.
The group – including Labour, Conservative, SNP and Liberal Democrat MSPs – have called on the health secretary Neil Gray to address the “pressing need” for equitable access to high-quality palliative care, ensuring that individuals in remote areas receive the same level of support as those in urban centres.
Grant said: “No one should face inequality in accessing palliative care simply because of where they live. There needs to be an increased share of funding, enhanced collaboration, as well as greater accountability.
“The Scottish Government must act now to implement these recommendations and ensure that every individual, regardless of geography, receives the compassionate care they deserve.”
THE CIVIL Aviation Authority (CAA) has today (Monday) opened an environmental effects assessment (AEE) consultation in HyImpulse’s application for a licence to undertake launches from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst.
A spokesperson for the CAA said: “This reflects our obligation to consult as part of the licensing process for launch operations, to ensure applicants have adequately considered any potential environmental effects of their intended activities and if necessary have taken steps to avoid, mitigate or offset the risks and their potential effects.”
The satellite launch operator hopes to be able to initiate a first demonstration launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport later this year, to be followed by one launch per year from 2026.
Members of the public and organisations have until 27 August in which to respond here.
LOCAL pop-punk covers band (the) 3310 have announced plans to play one of the genre’s iconic albums in full later this year.
The group will perform Blink-182’s 1999 album Enema of the State at the Gulberwick Hall on Saturday 1 November, as well as a set of other pop-punk tunes, with tickets now on sale.
It comes after (the) 3310 also performed Green Day’s American Idiot album in full last year.
AUTHOR John Goodlad’s latest book on the future of food from the sea has been presented to the fisheries minister of Guyana (formerly British Guyana).
Zulfikar Mustapha received a copy of Food from the Sea after Goodlad was invited to speak about his latest book at an event in Aberdeen.
“There were some people there from Guyana who explained that their government was hoping to develop a sustainable fishing and fish farming sector,” Goodlad said.
“They liked what I said about my book and bought several copies to take back to Guyana, promising to present in person one copy to their fisheries minister.”
PEOPLE are being invited to a free guided walk at Lerwick Cemetery to discover the stories of local service men and women who sacrificed their lives during the two world wars.
Organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation (CWGF) the tour will include stories of action surrounding Shetland and loss in battle including that of David Hornell VC.
The hour-long tour starts at 7pm from inside the top entrance on Wednesday 30 July. Tickets can be booked here.
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