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Council / Leask appointed convener as Valuation Joint Board seeks to open new chapter
Council / New SIC leader keen to make council more accessibleEmma Macdonald was appointed the council’s new leader last month, and she is keen for the SIC to be ‘more open to the public’
Marine / Relief as cod quota set to rise by 44 per cent next yearMeanwhile the fishing industry has warned that half of Scottish waters could be closed off by 2050
Arts / Good news for Gaada as funders reaffirm support
Energy / Wind farm developer applies to use borrow pit material for private agricultural track
Coronavirus / ‘Very small’ number of Covid hospital admissions, NHS chief saysCovid is continuing to circulate in the community
Nature / Salmon industry keen to see licence fees used to tackle rural ‘housing crisis’The idea has been welcomed by Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart
Council / New cameras to monitor traffic at four locations
Election / Douglas hoping for third time lucky in by-election
Election / Ex-community development worker to stand in North Isles by-election
Politics / First minister proposes independence referendum next OctoberLocal Labour councillor Tom Morton calls the independence push a “doomed piece of political theatre”
Marine / Call for support on high fuel prices from fishermen and politicians