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More schools could close as hatchet is wielded on SIC services
The council will propose a fresh round of school closures later this year as it seeks to cut up to £29.4 million from its annual
READ FULL STORYBacklash begins against council’s proposed £29 million cuts
Opposition is mounting to the colossal scale of cuts planned by Shetland Islands Council 24 hours ahead of councillors meeting to discuss making cuts of
READ FULL STORYCouncillors asked to consider closure of Lerwick’s Viking Bus Station as part of cutbacks
The Viking Bus Station, which provides a vital crutch for bus users and a hub for sending freight packages to rural areas of Shetland, could
READ FULL STORYTop line-up at Transatlantic concert
Hot on the heels of this week’s epic festivities, Lerwick tonight plays host to a winter warmer of a gig in the shape of the
READ FULL STORYUnions contest council’s description of staff pay and conditions as ‘generous’
Trade unions have hit back at the SIC’s claim that many in the community feel the terms and conditions of its 3,000-strong workforce are “generous”.
READ FULL STORYCouncillors to try again on elections to charitable trust
Two councillors have issued a plea for the SIC to urge Shetland Charitable Trust (SCT) to introduce elections for eight independent trustees to sit on
READ FULL STORYShetland Arts and building contractor at loggerheads as Mareel opening is delayed again
Shetland Arts and its building contractors DITT have traded public jibes after it emerged that cinema and music venue Mareel is unlikely to open its
READ FULL STORYSIC to re-open single status pay deal as it strives to slash spending over two years
Shetland Islands Council today unveils plans to lop £2 million off its wages bill and cut £500,000 from overtime costs by renegotiating its employees’ terms
READ FULL STORYSchool closure process too onerous for local authorities, council tells commission
Legislation on school closures is too onerous on local authorities and places insufficient emphasis on the educational case for shutting schools, according to the SIC’s
READ FULL STORYLack of accommodation for sea cadets hindering NAFC Marine Centre
A lack of places for students to live in central Shetland is holding back NAFC Marine Centre from taking on dozens more marine cadets every
READ FULL STORYFixed links to island communities would cost at least £230 million
Bressay and Whalsay are being lined up as the first islands to benefit from having a subsea tunnel connecting their communities to the Shetland mainland,
READ FULL STORYCouncil’s oil reserves recover as shares rise after dire six months
The council’s oil reserves have staged a slight recovery after taking a multi-million pound hiding on the money markets in the first half of the
READ FULL STORYCouncillors will decide on cuts without economic impact study
The full impact of multi-million pound spending cuts on Shetland will not be known until months after councillors set next year’s SIC budget.
READ FULL STORYSIC moving in the right direction after Clark scandal, says Accounts Commission
The latest in a series of Accounts Commission reports into Shetland Islands Council has praised the local authority’s “prompt action” in getting its house in
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