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Fury in council chamber at decision to axe emergency tug
SIC councillors vented their spleens today at UK shipping minister Mike Penning over the “madness”, “total ignorance” and “arrogant attitude” shown by the coalition government
READ FULL STORYNo public meetings to be held on latest Viking windfarm plan
No further public consultation meetings will be staged on Viking Energy’s plans for a huge 127-turbine windfarm in the isles after SIC councillors accepted a
READ FULL STORYEnvironmental body joins protest against plan to scrap emergency tug service
Environmental body Kimo has added its support to a fast-growing campaign against the UK government’s “crazy” decision to end the provision of emergency tugs in
READ FULL STORYTalks begin on proposal for windfarm at Burravoe in Yell
The south-east corner of Yell is the latest area of Shetland being primed for renewable energy development, with a European company this week confirming its
READ FULL STORYFury over plan to cut Shetland’s coastguard emergency tug
The SIC has reacted furiously to the news that Shetland is to lose its coastguard emergency tug coverage in less than a year’s time as
READ FULL STORYFiddlers’ Bid to headline Celtic Connections show
Shetland’s foremost musical export Fiddlers’ Bid are to headline a show at the 18th Celtic Connections festival in January as they prepare to celebrate 20
READ FULL STORYOil reserves will cushion Shetland from savage spending cuts – council convener
Shetland Islands Council may have to use its sizeable oil reserves to cushion the community from the impact of savage cuts in public spending to
READ FULL STORYViking turns down request for more time from anti-windfarm group
Viking Energy has turned down a request from protest group Sustainable Shetland for a month-long extension to the consultation period for the recently-published addendum to
READ FULL STORYIsles motorists to get slightly cheaper fuel under government pilot scheme
Motorists in the isles look set to benefit from a five pence per litre reduction in the price of petrol and diesel at the pumps.
READ FULL STORYCharitable trust not at risk from windfarm, insists chairman as provisional financial plan is published
The bulk of Shetland Charitable Trust’s funds will be safeguarded if it invests in Viking Energy’s proposed windfarm, with the exception of between £30 million
READ FULL STORYAnti-windfarm group calls for fresh round of public meetings hosted by SIC
Sustainable Shetland is urging the council to stage a fresh wave of consultation meetings on Viking Energy’s controversial £685 million windfarm following last week’s release
READ FULL STORYAnger boils over at pro-Lerwick bias in new housing development
Shetland Islands Council is only paying lip service to decentralisation while continuing to pursue policies which serve to concentrate housing and job opportunities in and
READ FULL STORYTough regulations make Gulf of Mexico disaster off Shetland highly unlikely, insists minister
Stringent UK regulations mean that deepwater drilling for oil and gas to the north and west of Shetland is safe and there is little chance
READ FULL STORYSIC finance department struggling to cope with workload, says Johnston
Shetland Islands Council’s finance department may need to consider taking on additional staff members to cope with the extra workload imposed on it by the
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