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Irish builders dispute council’s decision to walk away from contract to build new high school
The SIC is in dispute with building contractor O’Hare & McGovern over its decision to walk away from an agreement with the Irish firm to
READ FULL STORYRobertson’s fears over possible 3-4 year school delay played down during debate
A councillor with extensive experience of the building trade says the SIC should abandon early contractor involvement (ECI) when it puts out tenders to build…
READ FULL STORYSymbister terminal maintenance means no cars on Whalsay ferry
No vehicles will be carried on the ferry between Whalsay and the Mainland from Saturday evening until early on Monday morning.
READ FULL STORYLegion punters go wild for acoustic show by Turin Brakes
It’s not very often that notoriously reserved Shetland audiences let slip such an unequivocal display of appreciation, but it was quite telling when one woman
READ FULL STORYFetlar breakwater funding slippage infuriates North Isles councillor
The council has had to re-apply for European funding towards the project to give folk in Fetlar their long-awaited breakwater after it mysteriously disappeared from
READ FULL STORYCouncillors fear accommodating construction workers could ‘put tourism on back burner’
The SIC is to look into ways of addressing a potentially chronic shortage of accommodation as the isles’ economy faces coping with hundreds of millions
READ FULL STORYSIC considers new green fund to boost small businesses
A council fund of £400,000 aimed at helping small businesses and other organisations in the isles to improve their energy efficiency looks set to be
READ FULL STORYIslanders’ carbon footprint among the biggest in Britain, says new study
Carbon dioxide emissions per head of population in Shetland are among the highest in Britain and almost double the Scottish average, according to damning new
READ FULL STORYAttracting young people back biggest issue, says Labour candidate
Labour’s Westminster candidate for Orkney and Shetland says the most pressing issue for the isles is finding ways of attracting young people back here once
READ FULL STORYCouncil’s management of money ‘high risk’ says spending watchdog
Shetland Islands Council is one of the highest risk local authorities in the country when it comes to the management of money, councillors were informed
READ FULL STORYLerwick student compiles history of 191 years of elections in isles
Voters have been heading to polling stations in the isles to elect political representatives to various bodies for almost two centuries, and now a council-funded
READ FULL STORYCouncillors to discuss spending weaknesses signalled by financial watchdog
Councillors will meet on Thursday to discuss progress on tackling weaknesses in the way they choose to spend community funds, identified by a damning report
READ FULL STORYCouncil chief executive embroiled in investigation over his behaviour
Chief executive of Shetland Islands Council David Clark is to be the subject of an independent investigation over an accusation that he threatened a councillor
READ FULL STORYKnitwear company rejects bid to buy premises as row rumbles on
Judane, the knitwear company which owes nearly half a million pounds to the public purse, has rejected a private sector offer to buy its factory
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