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Credit card ‘rip-off’ charges lead to criticism for Flybe and Loganair
Airlines Flybe and Loganair have been criticised for “ripping off” islanders by charging a flat £5 transaction fee for using a credit card to book
READ FULL STORYPrepare to be scared as horror festival returns
Islanders who don’t mind being afraid of what might be lurking in the dark of the Shetland winter will have the opportunity to enjoy a
READ FULL STORYEU cash assists LPA’s latest plan to expand harbour
Lerwick Port Authority and Shetland Amenity Trust have both received major funding boosts to the tune of a combined £637,000 in the latest round of
READ FULL STORYSocial care cuts bound to have implications, warns Unison
The number of social care staff employed by the SIC is to fall by around 10 per cent. Letters went out last week to 69
READ FULL STORYSustainable Shetland ‘pleased’ as judge rules on Viking wind farm
A judge has ruled that the Scottish government failed to take proper account of its obligations under a European bird directive in granting consent for
READ FULL STORYMP’s reassurances over Royal Mail ‘scare stories’
MP Alistair Carmichael has again moved to reassure concerned islanders that the rural postal service will be protected following the partial sell-off of Royal Mail.
READ FULL STORYSquabble over “contemptuous” behaviour sees meeting postponed
Key decisions on affordable housing and care for the elderly were postponed as one member of the council’s social services committee protested at being treated
READ FULL STORYWishart: give Bressay residents free ferry travel
The SIC should consider removing ferry fares for Bressay residents travelling to and from Lerwick to help regenerate the island, according to a senior councillor.
READ FULL STORYGibbons hopeful of out-of-court settlement with DITT over Mareel construction
A thaw in relations between Shetland Arts and DITT has prompted pending legal action to be put on hold in the hope that a dispute
READ FULL STORYShop owner considers closing after criticism for selling golliwog dolls
The owner of the Magpies Nest shop is considering shutting down because it is “not worth the hassle” after a visiting poet said she was
READ FULL STORY‘Sensible pause’ in overhaul of secondary school education
SIC councillors have paused plans to radically overhaul secondary education until November to allow alternatives to shutting schools to be more fully investigated.
READ FULL STORYChanges to school closure plans will leave £1m budget shortfall
Alterations to the SIC’s programme of school closures will leave its education department with a £1 million shortfall, councillors will be told next week.
READ FULL STORYSlump in pupil numbers prompts review of Bressay primary’s future
SIC councillors are being asked to back a consultation on shutting Bressay Primary School following a drastic slump in pupil numbers.
READ FULL STORYGhanaian drumming group set for week-long visit to isles
Traditional drummers, dancers and singers from the Ga tribe of Southern Ghana will be in Shetland from Monday to deliver workshops and performances in schools.
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