‘Not a football team but a jarl squad’ – jarl Lynden Nicolson and his squad having a brilliant day
- 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
- Government funding for Dogs Against Drugs
- Up Helly Aa food fayre
- Dog park approved
- Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer at Mareel
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.
