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BP share price fall hits council investments
The plummeting of BP’s share price following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has forced down the value of the council’s stock market investments by almost
READ FULL STORYMusic tuition charges will be introduced after all, prompting culture spokesman to resign
Charges for children to receive music tuition will be introduced after all at the start of the new school term because councillors opted today to
READ FULL STORYFresh elections required for council to move on, says ousted chief executive
Former SIC chief executive David Clark claimed today he inherited a “rudderless” local authority and warned that it would take a fresh set of elections
READ FULL STORYCouncillor accuses some officials of being ‘less than respectful’
The breakdown in relationships between SIC councillors and officials is “a two-way street” and some officials have been “less than respectful” in their dealings with
READ FULL STORYLeaking of complaint left council open to legal action, convener tells public inquiry
The leaking of a complaint by six councillors relating to the conduct of David Clark left the SIC exposed to being sued by the former
READ FULL STORYParents vow to take fight to Holyrood
Parents in the small community of Burravoe on the east side of Yell are largely resigned to having to take the fight to save their
READ FULL STORYCluness was swayed by Up-Helly-A’ squad over Clark departure, claims former chief executive
Shetland Islands Council’s former chief executive has heavily criticised the role played by convener Sandy Cluness and six other councillors in the events which led
READ FULL STORYFive primary schools and secondary departments at Scalloway and Skerries facing axe
Five primary schools and two secondary departments in the isles face being axed after councillors agreed by a sizeable majority on Thursday to proceed to
READ FULL STORYUS singer-songwriter Earle rescheduled to return to isles in September
Legendary American singer-songwriter Steve Earle – who had to cancel a scheduled show in December last year due to an untimely bout of freezing fog
READ FULL STORYWills claims Accounts Commission hearing into SIC crisis will be ‘fatally compromised’
Outspoken councillor Jonathan Wills says he fears the Accounts Commission’s two-day hearing into the crisis surrounding Shetland Islands Council will be a “whitewash” and a
READ FULL STORYCrunch meeting next week will decide future of education in the isles
Councillors will next week meet to consider sanctioning a deeply unpopular series of closures to primary and secondary schools across Shetland in an effort to
READ FULL STORYCameron takes another step towards professional football
A talented youngster from Nesting is to move to the mainland to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer with Aberdeen after experiencing an
READ FULL STORYAnother councillor exonerated by Standards Commission
Lerwick North councillor Caroline Miller has become the third SIC member in the past month to be cleared of any wrongdoing by the body which
READ FULL STORY‘Radical rethink’ of ferry services required, says councillor
A councillor is calling for a “radical rethink” of ferry services across the isles, looking at the possible privatisation of some routes. He has even
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