Wishart on planned Co-op shops
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Shetland Beatrice Wishart has today expressed grave concern about the proposed new Co-op shops in Scalloway and Sandwick citing that the outcry from local business and residents should stop the plans in their tracks.
Read moreWishart writes to FM over lack of clarity on island restrictions
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate Beatrice Wishart has today written to the First Minister to seek urgent clarity from the Scottish Government over the lifting of COVID restrictions for island communities.
Read moreHIAL is an example of why centralisation should stop
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Shetland Beatrice Wishart has today called for an end to centralisation that damages island communities citing the recent centralisation of air traffic control as another example of it not working for island communities.
Read moreWishart demands better digital connectivity for Shetland
Beatrice Wishart, the Scottish Liberal Democrat’s candidate for Shetland has today repeated calls for further action to improve connectivity in Shetland after a recently published NFU Scotland survey highlighted the digital divide impacting those in the rural and farming communities.
Read moreWishart calls for urgent clarity around island restrictions
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Shetland, Beatrice Wishart has today called on the Scottish Government to provide urgent clarity around future coronavirus restrictions in the islands.
Read moreWishart reveals ‘shattering’ self-harm incident figures
Beatrice Wishart has today called on the next Scottish Government to “put the recovery and mental health services first” after new figures revealed 373 self-harm incidents were reported in Shetland over the last five years.
Read moreWishart to hold virtual island meetings
Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate for Shetland, Beatrice Wishart, has today announced a series of virtual island meetings for people in remoter islands.
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