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Chief executive to push for external help to resolve isles housing shortage
SIC chief executive David Clark is to press the case for government funding to help alleviate the isles’ housing shortage at a Scotland-wide emergency jobs
READ FULL STORYBoost for livestock producers as slaughterhouse gets thumbs up
Efforts to revolutionise meat production in the isles have taken a major step forward with planning permission being granted for a £370,000 new slaughterhouse beside
READ FULL STORYMiller interdict
Lerwick councillor and Judane adviser Caroline Miller is seeking a gagging order against fellow SIC member Gary Robinson and local news organisation Shetland News.
READ FULL STORYSchools closed and travel plans hit by heavy snow and icy roads
Snowy weather led to the closure of all schools in the isles on Monday and a number of schools the following day, while shutdowns and
READ FULL STORYTraffic warden for town to be appointed in the new year
Lerwick is to get a new traffic warden early in the new year, chief inspector David Bushell has confirmed. Mr Bushell said he was in…
READ FULL STORYGreaves stages Market Cross protest and complains to Standards Commission
A community councillor took to the Market Cross in Lerwick to protest about what she sees as a breakdown in trust between the public and
READ FULL STORYSnow forces all schools in isles to close on Monday
All schools in Shetland are closed on Monday due to the snowy weather. With mixed forecasts, head of schools service Helen Budge said no decision
READ FULL STORYCharity collection box stolen by thief in fancy dress
A man in a fancy dress costume stole a charity collection box from a Lerwick takeaway on Saturday evening.
READ FULL STORYFine first album from Inge
Weird sparkly noises, electronic bleeps, the sound of golf balls rolling around the inside of a piano and banging metal teapots full of water perhaps
READ FULL STORYSandison’s Rats to play in the isles
Fine Shetland musician and singer Jack Sandison’s new band The Stagger Rats are to play two live gigs in the isles over the festive period.
READ FULL STORYFormer Judane tenant Hodge ‘flabbergasted’ at company’s deal with council
The former occupant of knitwear firm Judane’s large factory in Lerwick is calling for a full inquiry into how the company has been able to
READ FULL STORYCouncil writes off £400,000 debts owed by knitwear firm
Shetland Islands Council has had to write off nearly £400,000 in debts owed to it by local knitwear firm Judane, it has emerged.
READ FULL STORYWatchdog to send official north to examine how council is being governed
Scotland’s local government watchdog is taking the unusual step of sending in a representative to further examine how Shetland Islands Council is being governed.
READ FULL STORYAmenity trust chairman may be quizzed on openness
Shetland Amenity Trust chairman Brian Gregson may be brought before Shetland Charitable Trust to answer claims that his organisation refuses to be open with the
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