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Not enough imagination over education cuts: Sansom
New government figures show the SIC’s spending per head on secondary pupils was more than double the Scottish average a year ago.
READ FULL STORYFresh calls for SIC to drop unethical investments
Calls for Shetland Islands Council to stop investing in tobacco shares were renewed this week.
READ FULL STORYEconomy is booming but wages have scarcely risen in past decade
Wages have been “stagnant” despite Shetland’s billion-pound economy enjoying robust growth in the past decade, council figures have shown.
READ FULL STORYCafe-bar planned for Lerwick’s Sea Road aims to capitalise on picturesque location
A local businessman is seeking planning permission to build a cafe-bar at a picturesque waterside location across the road from Tesco’s Lerwick supermarket.
READ FULL STORYVoe folk attribute falling school roll to looming closure threat
People from Voe believe the primary school there would have twice the number of pupils it does today had it not faced repeated threats of
READ FULL STORYGames team gets £5,000 council grant after Duncan fails in bid for increase
Shetland’s 45-strong island games team will get a £5,000 council grant towards the cost of travelling to Bermuda for this summer’s competition.
READ FULL STORYUK should ease housing crisis in exchange for income from gas, argues Cooper
Shetland should make the case for greater financial support from national government to build more homes to tackle its housing crisis, according to SIC councillors.
READ FULL STORYCouncil promises overhaul of music tuition
A fresh overhaul of instrumental music tuition for school pupils will “go some way towards repairing what was becoming a broken service”. That is the
READ FULL STORYVeteran country legend Kris Kristofferson to play Clickimin
Legendary American country singer Kris Kristofferson is to play a solo acoustic concert in the Clickimin Centre later this year.
READ FULL STORYBillion-pound local economy grew steadily amid global turmoil, says new study
Shetland has enjoyed “robust” economic growth of 27 per cent in the last decade, and its billion-pound economy makes a positive contribution of £82 million
READ FULL STORYClickimin set for £1.5 million revamp as part of new AHS project
Clickimin Leisure Centre is in line for a £1.5 million extension and refurbishment so it can house the new Anderson High School’s PE department.
READ FULL STORYClothing grant for pre-school pupils faces axe
Clothing grants of £40 paid out to parents and carers of pre-school children will become a thing of the past if councillors wave through a
READ FULL STORYCampaign calls on governments to wipe £40 million housing debt
The Shetland Times today launches a campaign aimed at getting the UK and Scottish governments to honour past promises to wipe out the SIC’s £40
READ FULL STORYHayfield: shutting Olnafirth and Skerries could save £170,000 a year
The SIC estimates it would save around £170,000 a year by shutting Voe’s small primary school and Skerries’ three-pupil secondary department.
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