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Court of Session starts judicial review of windfarm consent on Tuesday
While the attention of many will be focused on Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ next week, those gathered in an Edinburgh court room will have their minds on
READ FULL STORYParent councils suggest plan to halt school closures
Parent councils from Shetland’s six junior high schools have clubbed together to table fresh ideas which they say could save the SIC millions of pounds
READ FULL STORYFerries will sail on Sunday, says Serco
Serco says it is confident the North boats will be able to sail on Sunday night, averting the danger of a serious shortage of fresh
READ FULL STORYArts agency told to pay six-figure sum to DITT
The Court of Session has ordered Shetland Arts to hand over a further six-figure sum to construction firm DITT in relation to the building of
READ FULL STORYReport slams ‘shocking’ online delivery charges
Consumers in Shetland have to pay a “shocking” extra £18.60 when buying online because of their postcode, according to new research published by the Scottish
READ FULL STORYSandwick folk count the cost of ‘worst floods in memory’
Folk in Sandwick are preparing for a clean-up operation in the wake of damage caused by unprecedented levels of flooding during Saturday morning’s storm.
READ FULL STORYMareel’s financial management to be examined
SIC officials have embarked on the task of trying to establish what went wrong during the construction of cinema and music venue Mareel.
READ FULL STORYBurradale men join Anderson in two more wind ventures
Two new windfarms have been proposed by the families behind the successful Burradale turbines.
READ FULL STORYMareel funding not a ‘blank cheque’, says Robinson
The SIC this week agreed a controversial package of up to £600,000 to rescue Mareel, but political leader Gary Robinson insisted yesterday it had not
READ FULL STORYSurprise attempt to cut SIC representation on charitable trust
The SIC’s political leader Gary Robinson was thwarted in his attempt to cut the number of councillors on the reformed Shetland Charitable Trust from seven
READ FULL STORYSpecsavers sorry over ‘optical records’ confusion
Specsavers has been forced to apologise for a letter mistakenly informing islanders who had never shopped there that their eye records had been transferred to
READ FULL STORYIsles food proves popular in London
Shetland mutton, seafood and fiddles went down a storm in London at the weekend, with almost 50 people turning out to sample isles produce prepared
READ FULL STORYMareel funding decision to be made in private
Councillors will meet in private next week to discuss an approach from Shetland Arts for more SIC money to help bridge a seven-figure funding gap…
READ FULL STORYInter island flights take off
Use of inter island flights to some of Shetland’s smaller islands is on the rise.
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