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Voluntary sector set to move in and save Freefield Centre from closure
The Freefield Centre is set to be saved and improved by the voluntary sector to provide a wider range of services in Lerwick for the
READ FULL STORYCouncillors refuse grants to help repair leaking village hall roofs
The future of Shetland’s network of 52 public halls is in doubt after councillors refused grants today to replace the leaky roofs at Sullom and
READ FULL STORYAnger from family after Peerie Willie’s name goes missing from guitar festival
Shetland Arts has been attacked for appearing to drop Peerie Willie Johnson’s name from the guitar festival staged in his honour. Adverts for the eighth…
READ FULL STORYBell takes on tricky role of selecting independent trustees
Shetland Islands Council convener Malcolm Bell will represent the local authority on a three-strong panel to select eight independent trustees for Shetland Charitable Trust.
READ FULL STORYSouth Mainland parents warn of potential damage if Sandwick closure goes ahead
Parents in the South Mainland are concerned that the proposed closure of Sandwick Junior High School may already be a “done deal” nearly three years
READ FULL STORYFibre optic link attracting interest from companies
Organisations are “lining up” to use the new council-owned fibre optic link to free themselves from the unpopular and unreliable BT microwave link from the
READ FULL STORYClickimin Centre set to be sports hall for new Anderson High School
The Clickimin Centre is set to become the sports hall for the new Anderson High School, saving Shetland Islands Council money by avoiding the need
READ FULL STORYFootballers indulging in the wrong kind of dribbling
Town councillors are not amused by naughty Shetland footballers who have taken to peeing next to the Clickimin pitches.
READ FULL STORYThank yous fly as council and Audit Scotland kiss and make up
Reasons to be cheerful have been few and far between for Shetland Islands Council in recent years but today the words “Thank you” could not
READ FULL STORYScottish government confirms funding for new Anderson High School
Shetland Islands Council has welcomed news that government funding is to be made available to build a new Anderson High School in Lerwick, which could
READ FULL STORYLast-ditch attempt to save graduate placement scheme fails
The council’s graduate placement scheme is to be suspended to cut costs, despite a last-ditch attempt by some councillors to save it.
READ FULL STORYStark warning from regulator ahead of key charitable trust vote
The charity regulator OSCR has warned it may seek to suspend trustees and have Shetland Charitable Trust wound up unless “positive, urgent” action is taken
READ FULL STORYCouncil needs to make bigger push for European funds
A call has been made for Shetland Islands Council to bolster its relationship with the European Union to win more support for the islands.
READ FULL STORYLandslides hit parts of central Mainland including Uradale
A Scalloway farmer and his family came close to being washed away in last night’s torrential rain which caused serious flooding and damage across a
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