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SIC not digging so deep as last year
Shetland Islands Council has spent just £4 million from its dwindling reserves so far this year compared to £12 million at this stage last year,…
READ FULL STORYMareel poised to open doors at last despite another raft of snags
Last-minute delays with the completion certificate have again thwarted Shetland Arts’ plan to open Mareel this week for its first-ever concerts and public film screenings.
READ FULL STORYCouncil leaders deny financial crisis is getting worse
The leaders of Shetland Islands Council have dismissed claims that overspending by the local authority is getting worse despite the massive ongoing efforts to slash
READ FULL STORYPlea from international musicians on fiddle tuition
International folk music stars and academics are putting pressure on Shetland Islands Council not to scrap traditional fiddle teaching in the islands and to reverse
READ FULL STORYSIC attracts 29 applicants for its top job
Shetland Islands Council has had 29 applicants for its chief executive’s post, comprising candidates from within and outwith the islands.
READ FULL STORYFirst music concert at Mareel may be on Saturday
Mareel’s first music concert could take place on Saturday night and its cinemas are set to begin operating seven days a week from late next
READ FULL STORYWindfarm company hopes to build up to 26 turbines at Dale of Walls
An English-based renewable energy company is looking to build a windfarm at Dale of Walls with up to 26 turbines.
READ FULL STORYFox quits trust after Viking investment
Councillor and anti-Viking windfarm campaigner Billy Fox has resigned from Shetland Charitable Trust after less than two months as a trustee.
READ FULL STORYViking windfarm best renewables investment ever, says consultant
A high-powered financial consultant has told trustees that the Viking windfarm is the best renewable investment opportunity he has ever seen.
READ FULL STORYShetland Electrical Services owner goes into liquidation
Lerwick firm Shetland Electrical Services is to be sold after its Elgin-based parent company succumbed to cashflow problems.
READ FULL STORYBusinesses push for Shetland investment in Viking turbines
Part of the local business community is lobbying trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust to vote through the controversial £6.3 million needed to help fund the
READ FULL STORYNo conflict for trustees on windfarm funding, say office bearers
The new heads of Shetland Charitable Trust are urging councillor-trustees to do their duty and vote on Viking windfarm funding next week instead of avoiding
READ FULL STORYCrofters hear about £4 million of payments for hosting Viking windfarm
Crofters have been turning out to meetings with Viking Energy this week to hear about payments of around £4 million a year they could benefit
READ FULL STORYEU grant will signal start of Skerries dredging
Long-awaited dredging work should get under way shortly in the south mouth of Skerries harbour after an EU grant completed the funding package for the
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