About Neil Riddell
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Wills calls for leadership revamp
By NEIL RIDDELL SHETLAND Islands Council should consider following the lead of the Western Isles and radically overhauling the way its political leadership is structured…
READ FULL STORYTrust fails to take budget action
By NEIL RIDDELL DURING a week when it was confirmed the market value of Shetland Charitable Trust’s pot had plummeted by over £30 million since…
READ FULL STORYRobinson calls for answers as Mareel faces building delay
By NEIL RIDDELL COUNCILLORS are being “kept in the dark” over what is happening with the controversial £12 million Mareel cinema and music venue project,…
READ FULL STORYWindfarm protest stepped up
By NEIL RIDDELL CAMPAIGN group Sustainable Shetland this week launched a petition calling on islanders to oppose Viking Energy’s proposed windfarm. The company, meanwhile, insisted…
READ FULL STORYFlybe caves in on credit card fees
By NEIL RIDDELL FLYBE and Loganair have agreed to significantly reduce credit and debit card charges for flights between Shetland and the mainland following a…
READ FULL STORYFerry firm opts for couchettes to solve on board berth shortages
By NEIL RIDDELL NORTHLINK is pressing ahead with plans to introduce couchettes on its two passenger ferries sailing between Lerwick and Aberdeen. The proposal is…
READ FULL STORYScatsta contract goes to Eastern Airways
BRISTOW Helicopters has awarded the interim contract for the Integrated Aviation Consortium, which transports offshore workers from Aberdeen to Scatsta, to Eastern Airways. The independent…
READ FULL STORYWills threatens to call in ombudsman as war of words erupts in council chamber
By NEIL RIDDELL A COUNCILLOR trying to get to the bottom of why the SIC has “wasted” millions of pounds while failing to get big…
READ FULL STORYAnger as ferry jobs go south
By NEIL RIDDELL FOUR jobs look set to go at NorthLink’s Lerwick office after the company decided to close its finance operation in the isles….
READ FULL STORYTesco to open round the clock for Christmas rush
By NEIL RIDDELL TESCO is hoping to cash in on the anticipated Christmas rush by opening its shop in Lerwick round the clock for three…
READ FULL STORYNorthLink to cut four finance jobs in Lerwick
FOUR jobs look set to go at NorthLink’s Lerwick office after the company decided to move part of its finance operation to the Scottish mainland….
READ FULL STORYFlybe faces mounting pressure to back down over charges
By NEIL RIDDELL FLYBE and Loganair are coming under growing pressure to reverse the introduction of vastly inflated ancillary charges and fees for flying in…
READ FULL STORYFuel supplier stonewalls as anger mounts over continued price gap
By NEIL RIDDELL MONOPOLY fuel distributor in the isles GB Oils is refusing to talk publicly about why Shetland motorists are continuing to pay among…
READ FULL STORYEx-Edinburgh official lands plum job
By NEIL RIDDELL A FORMER senior official at the City of Edinburgh Council has vowed to be “innovative” in addressing the challenge of continuing to…
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