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Minimum of six councillors to stand down before election in May
At least half a dozen SIC councillors – including both the authority’s political leader and convener – are to bid farewell to the Town Hall
READ FULL STORYWith fast broadband weeks away, communities are urged to join up
Rural communities are being urged to get together and discuss how their areas might hook up to the new fibre optic cable which will revolutionise
READ FULL STORYCouncillors unanimous in rejecting government request for cash to help charter relief ferry
Shetland councillors today unanimously rejected the Scottish government’s suggestion that it contribute £25,000 towards chartering a vessel to cover the lifeline Lerwick to Aberdeen ferry
READ FULL STORYMusicians from 10 nations make for diverse line-up at 32nd Shetland Folk Festival
The organisers of the award-winning Shetland Folk Festival have issued the provisional line-up for the 2012 event, this year spanning more than 10 different nationalities
READ FULL STORYPort authority and council set for autumn court battle over multi-million pound dispute
Lerwick Port Authority and Shetland Islands Council are expected to finally come face-to-face in an Edinburgh court this autumn in a multi-million pound dispute in
READ FULL STORYTrustees finally vote for reform but Cluness and Wills resign in protest
Shetland Charitable Trust has finally agreed to reform its make-up, relinquishing SIC councillors’ majority control over £200 million of community funds in favour of a
READ FULL STORYLeisure centre charges to rise by five per cent to meet mounting costs
Shetland Recreational Trust is to increase charges for its sports facilities by around five per cent from the beginning of April.
READ FULL STORYVoters urged to turn out for council by-election
Shetland’s returning officer is urging those living in the Central ward to turn out in force for tomorrow’s by-election to replace retired SIC councillor Iris
READ FULL STORYCouncil chiefs welcome broadly positive report on reform
SIC political leader Josie Simpson and chief executive Alistair Buchan have welcomed the broadly positive report for the Accounts Commission into the local authority’s performance
READ FULL STORYCouncillor button-holes chancellor in airport on housing debt
As the chancellor in a Tory-led government ushering in colossal spending cutbacks, George Osborne has swiftly become one of the most unpopular men in British
READ FULL STORYGovernment knocks £1 million off Shetland’s block grant in each of next three years
Shetland Islands Council is to see its block grant from the Scottish government fall by around £1 million annually for the next three years.
READ FULL STORYComputer data firm still thinks Shetland has ‘great potential’
A private company which hoped to build a multi-million pound data centre in Shetland has gone back to the drawing board, but says it is
READ FULL STORYFull Council gives ‘wholehearted’ backing to AHS funding plan
Councillors have given their “wholehearted” backing to the idea of seeking Scottish government money towards the cost of a replacement Anderson High School.
READ FULL STORYNew Mareel opening date announced as 24th May next year
The community’s long-awaited new cinema and music venue is to open on 24th May next year, Shetland Arts has announced.
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