SIC will encourage people to recycle despite the cuts
The SIC insists it remains committed to en-couraging more islanders to recycle their waste – despite the imminent axing of kerbside collections in Lerwick and
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SIC ‘deeply concerned’ at impact of welfare reforms on cash-strapped households
The SIC says the UK government’s “sweeping” changes to the welfare system will heap financial strain on people already struggling to cope with rapid rises
READ FULL STORYCouncil discovers properties it ‘didn’t know were there’
The council has admitted to an embarrassing lack of knowledge about the number of “low value” properties that it owns.
READ FULL STORYIs Shetland Islands Council’s remote working policy still as remote as ever?
There are growing fears that the council’s once trumpeted policy of decentralising and dispersing jobs around the isles is in danger of being left behind
READ FULL STORYNo word from council over mental health cuts
The council is remaining tight lipped about the details of huge cuts within the authority’s mental health department, agreed last week.
READ FULL STORYWarning EU aid changes could threaten economic development
Proposed changes to EU regional aid could jeopardise more than 20 industrial projects and threaten dozens of jobs in the islands.
READ FULL STORYPublic library facing cuts to opening hours and books budget
Shetland’s only public library is to reduce its opening times by six hours a week having seen its budget cut by more than a tenth
READ FULL STORYSIC agrees £12.4 million budget cut
SIC councillors have delivered an overwhelming vote of confidence in finance chief James Gray, approving his £116 million budget for next year with only one
READ FULL STORYSIC budget: cut to community councils goes ahead
Shetland Island’s Council is meeting to set its budget for the next financial year.
READ FULL STORYCouncillors ‘agree plan’ to safeguard Mareel after marathon discussion
Shetland Islands Council says it has agreed a plan to secure the future of cinema and music venue Mareel following a behind closed doors meeting
READ FULL STORYPlanned cut to summer playscheme is downright cruel, says Wills
SIC BUDGET: “Mean, discriminatory and downright cruel” plans to axe a summer playscheme for children with additional support needs (ASN) should be reversed, according to
READ FULL STORY‘Deplorable’ welfare reform condemned by councillors
SIC councillors have torn into the UK government’s “utterly deplorable” welfare reform package, which they view as targeting some of society’s most vulnerable.
READ FULL STORYCooper: Cuts are necessary for financial stability
Cuts of £3 million to the economic development budget, agreed at a meeting last Thursday, are necessary to ensure financial stability and certainty, according to
READ FULL STORYDozens of posts set to go amid ferry service cuts
Thirty one posts look set to go within the council’s ferry service, after proposed cuts totalling £3.1million were agreed by the full council on Monday.
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