Planning application fees increased
Planning application fees for all types of development will increase by 20 per cent from 1st April, a meeting of the council’s planning committee heard
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Technology could help protect music tuition in schools, suggests councillor
A councillor has suggested school pupils could be taught how to play musical instruments over the internet to save money, while reducing the need to
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 STORYPlan for pupils to sit fewer exams
Parents will be consulted over possible changes to the schools system which could see secondary pupils sitting fewer exams.
READ FULL STORYFinancial management at SIC is improving, says commission
Shetland Islands Council has received a “clean report card” from the Accounts Commission, in the words of political leader Gary Robinson.
READ FULL STORYNew 50mph speed limit on main road through Girlsta
Traffic at one of Shetland’s worst accident blackspots, Girlsta, is to be slowed to 50mph. The recommendation comes after an extensive review of speed limits
READ FULL STORYClickimin campsite to be sold off to make way for new Anderson High
Campers and caravanners will soon be searching for a new home after Shetland Recreational Trust agreed to sell the Clickimin campsite to make way for
READ FULL STORYCommunity warden service to be halved
Shetland Islands Council is looking to halve its squad of neighbourhood support workers to save £40,000 a year. No jobs would be lost because two
READ FULL STORYCar parks likely to remain free
Council car parks are likely to remain free to use because “pay & display” machines in Lerwick would probably make a loss.
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 STORYCouncillors approve £600,000 Mareel package
Councillors today agreed by a narrow margin to provide up to £600,000 to Shetland Arts to help settle the bills for cinema and music venue
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 STORYCouncil says freak conditions to blame for ice chaos on the roads
Shetland Islands Council has defended its road-gritting efforts following a spate of accidents and treacherous driving conditions this morning caused by sheet ice.
READ FULL STORYWorried parents challenge officials to join school bus trip
West Side parents have challenged councillors and officials to get on the bus and experience the long trips facing pupils as young as 11 Aith
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