Tory MSP for the Highlands and Islands Jamie Halcro Johnston also calls for Boris Johnson to step down as prime minister now
Unacceptable for PM to ‘cling to the trappings of power’, Carmichael says
Preparatory work is underway on the new bird observatory after 2019’s devastating fire – and a fibre broadband cable for the island is being brought ashore
Traffic volumes at the junction have risen on average two percent every year
Transport partnership ZetTrans said any fare increases resulting from the transition would ‘exacerbate already existing inequalities’
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‘Utterly unacceptable’: ‘Grim’ scenes on busy ferry as passengers ‘compete for floor space’ to sleep
Transport Scotland said the boat was busier than usual due to flight cancellations – and ‘seats were available for each of the 585 passengers on board the vessel’
Emma Macdonald was appointed the council’s new leader last month, and she is keen for the SIC to be ‘more open to the public’
Meanwhile the fishing industry has warned that half of Scottish waters could be closed off by 2050
Covid is continuing to circulate in the community
The idea has been welcomed by Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart
Local Labour councillor Tom Morton calls the independence push a “doomed piece of political theatre”
