A SHETLAND autonomy conference scheduled to take place later this month has been cancelled. The event was due to be held on 20 April, but organiser James Paton said there had been low ticket sales - while three speakers had to cancel too. It was set to be hosted by the new.
A SENIOR elected member has played down the likelihood of Shetland Islands Council being given extra powers. Lerwick North and Bressay councillor Gary Robinson, who is the local authority’s depute leader, said it was “challenging” for anyone to get additional powers,.
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A CONFERENCE exploring ways of how Shetland could gain more autonomy from central government is set to take place on the weekend of 20/21 April. Organised by the Shetland Autonomy Action Team (SAAT), the group is in discussion with a number of potential speakers for the weekend,.
I would direct readers to read the column in last week's Shetland Times (Friday 29 December 2023) and listen again to the piece on Radio Shetland on Thursday evening, with our Holyrood representative. Our representative at Holyrood listed criticism after criticism of the.