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Florence Grains to call it a day after 30 years as a councillor
Veteran councillor Florence Grains has confirmed she is retiring after spending 30 years serving the people of the West Side.
READ FULL STORYSIC ‘unlikely’ to seek insurance payout over bridge fiasco
It is “unlikely” that the SIC will submit an insurance claim to claw back some of the millions of pounds in compensation it paid to
READ FULL STORYConcerns ‘ease’ in local building trade over national procurement scheme
There is “a lot less apprehension” within the local construction industry about the SIC’s decision to sign up to a controversial national public building scheme
READ FULL STORYWork to proceed on new fire station for Fair Isle
The Fair Isle community is to get a new fire station after Shetland politicians won their battle to persuade the Highlands and Islands Fire Board
READ FULL STORYCandidates have two weeks to decide
Nominations for prospective SIC councillors opened this week ahead of May’s election – a poll guaranteed to transform the political landscape as around half of
READ FULL STORYIsles folk air concerns over rural education
The idea of bussing Lerwick pupils to schools outside the town in an effort to tackle high class sizes was floated during a public meeting
READ FULL STORYFullerton bows out as more new SIC candidates emerge
The chairwoman of one of the SIC’s most important committees, Betty Fullerton, has decided she will not seek re-election in May.
READ FULL STORYCouncil wants action on ‘exorbitant’ ferry fares
Councillors have demanded Scottish government action to address “exorbitantly unequal” ferry fares which allow families in Stornoway to make a return trip to the Scottish
READ FULL STORYFive more in the running for SIC
The playing field for this May’s council elections is becoming a little clearer, with five new candidates putting their heads above the parapet this week
READ FULL STORYSchiehallion field production will be suspended early next year, BP announces
BP and its partners have announced that the Schiehallion field will be out of action from early 2013, around a year earlier than had originally
READ FULL STORYFormer police chief Bell to stand as council candidate in Lerwick North ward
Shetland’s former chief police inspector Malcolm Bell has announced he will stand for election to the SIC later this spring and sounded a warning that
READ FULL STORYSIC to fork out almost £5 million in compensation after Bressay bridge fiasco
Shetland Islands Council has agreed to stump up nearly £5 million in compensation to Lerwick Port Authority, finally resolving a dispute relating to the Bressay
READ FULL STORYSIC hopeful of seven-figure cash settlement with port authority over Bressay Bridge fiasco
Councillors met in private this afternoon to discuss a possible seven-figure out of court settlement with Lerwick Port Authority relating to a dispute over the
READ FULL STORYTrade unions voice contempt for ‘disastrous’ budget slashing
Trade unions have reacted with despondency to yesterday’s SIC budget-setting meeting, decrying councillors’ debate as “chaotic”, “awful” and “disastrous” for the community.
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