Shetland Times Column 20th June 2025
The working week doesn’t usually start with opera, so I was delighted to accept an invitation from Scottish Opera, who are in Shetland this week.
The working week doesn’t usually start with opera, so I was delighted to accept an invitation from Scottish Opera, who are in Shetland this week.
While the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off is technically a reserved rather than devolved matter, it affects thousands of homes across Scotland. Around 125,000 according to latest figures, including 17,000 in Edinburgh and 22,500 in Glasgow.
We are fortunate to have the excellent Scalloway Museum run by dedicated volunteers that tells the remarkable story of the Shetland Bus.
Spring has truly sprung - lambs aplenty, longer days and fading daffodils.
Scottish Liberal Democrats gathered in sunny Inverness last weekend for our Spring conference.
There is less than 100 days to go to the nationwide Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) switch-off on 30th June 2025. If you have an RTS meter and have not already contacted your energy supplier for an engineer visit I urge you to do so now.