Shetland ‘at the heart’ of SNP’s expansion plans
In this ViewPoint contribution Shetland MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad explains why she will attend Saturday’s Energy Convention as an elected representative but not as a government minister
Shetland Fishermen’s Association executive officer Sheila Keith responds to Scottish Government minister for agriculture, marine and the islands Jim Fairlie’s comments on the forthcoming consultation on new management measures for existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
In this ViewPoint contribution, Scotland’s fishing minister Jim Fairlie urges everyone with a stake to participate in the latest consultation on new management measures for existing marine protected areas (MPAs). He insists that the government has learned from the ill-fated HMPA consultation and adds that this is about “having a conversation” and work as partners.
Young sail trainee Beenie-Ann Wood reflects on a special adventure aboard Swan this summer
Reviewer Pete Bevington hopes this unlikely mix of continents and countries returns again
Local news publishers from across Scotland are calling on the Scottish Government to introduce a Scottish Local News Fund, warning that Scotland risks being left behind while other parts of the UK invest in the future of local journalism.
In this Viewpoint, Tommy Clark of the Save Scalloway Pool group explores a motion set to go before councillors and asks if local trustees can do more
Jonathan Wills looks at the prospect of Scottish independence in a first ‘Bressay essay’
Our reviewer Barbara Dinnage thoroughly enjoyed the youth orchestra’s midsummer concert in the Lerwick Town Hall on Saturday. Here is her review:
In this Viewpoint piece one of Shetland’s two members of the Scottish Youth Parliament, Beenie-Ann Wood, reflects on the recent decision to ban social media for under-16s
