Questioning the Ronas Ward replacement model (Billy Fox)
In reply to NHS Shetland chairman Kinniburgh’s letter “Response to Fox letter”, I too have no intention to engage in a protracted media exchange. Suffice
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Response to Fox letter (Ian Kinniburgh)
I am taking this opportunity to respond to the recent letter from councillor Billy Fox following the Speakeasy broadcast on Tuesday evening but I am
READ FULL STORYSullom Voe job losses, CADSS closes doors and Carmichael legal bill donation
• End for CADSS drug charity as funding cannot be found • Up to 90 jobs could be lost in a Sullom Voe cull •
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Viewforth issue prompted Fox to resign position
Councillor Billy Fox resigned as the SIC deputy leader amid concerns over arrangements allowing construction workers to stay in the old Viewforth care home in
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Fox resigns as deputy leader of Shetland Islands Council
Shetland South member Billy Fox has resigned today from his position as deputy leader of Shetland Islands Council.
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SIC struggles to maintain assets, committee hears
There is a big gap between the amount the council can afford to spend and what it would need to maintain all its assets, a
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Fishing for Litter project wins RSPB award
Kimo UK’s Fishing for Litter Scotland project, which involves three ports in Shetland, has won the Marine Conservation Award in the RSPB’s Nature of Scotland
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Isles gearing up to help Syrian refugees
Local organisations and agencies in the isles are gearing up for the possibility of offering housing to Syrian refugees who flee to the UK.
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No point in council discussing windfarm again, says Wills
In a letter to Sustainable Shetland (SuS) chairman Frank Hay, councillor Jonathan Wills reiterates his support for the Viking Energy windfarm. In reply to the…
READ FULL STORYJeopardising an opportunity (Allan Wishart)
True to form, Sustainable Shetland plans to throw any spanner in the works in its attempts to delay the Viking Energy development.
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