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MP steps into
coastguard dispute
NORTHERN isles MP Alistair Carmichael has promised to work with the
Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union to find a solution to the
ongoing coastguard strike.
Mr Carmichael made his commitment after meeting with striking
coastguard personnel at the PCS headquarters in London, last week.
He said: "It is obvious that this dispute is not going to go away
and I hope to meet transport minister Jim Fitzpatrick MP in the very
near future to impress upon him the need for government action.
"I shall be working with the union and other MPs to raise this issue
up the parliamentary agenda.
"The cost to the government of resolving this dispute is not
massive, the cost of failing to resolve it does not bear thinking
about.”
Island man to serve on organic body
THE MANAGING director of Shetland's largest salmon producer has been
elected to serve as an international delegate to a German organic
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Michael
Stark, of Lerwick-based Grieg Seafood Hjaltland UK, is going to be
the only UK delegate to Naturland, which promotes organic
agriculture and fish farming.
"I look forward to taking both an aquaculture and a Shetland
perspective to the table. I am also very interested in learning more
and becoming involved in Naturland's worldwide food production
issues," he said.
Since the mid 90s Naturland has been working to develop organic
aquaculture standards.
Tourist tally soars
SHETLAND'S visitor attractions recorded a 41 per cent growth in
visitor numbers in 2007 compared with 2006, according to tourist
agency VisitScotland.
The new Shetland Museum and Archives welcomed a total of 57,196
visitors and was almost single handedly responsible for the overall
growth. The museum has always been Shetland’s most popular tourist
attraction and was closed in 2006.
Other Shetland highlights which saw strong visitor numbers included
Muness Castle, on Unst, with a 29.3 per cent growth, and the Unst
Boat Museum with 22.3 per cent. |
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