Candidates have two weeks to decide
Nominations for prospective SIC councillors opened this week ahead of May’s election – a poll guaranteed to transform the political landscape as around half of
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Freefield Centre staff member sent home
A council worker at the Freefield Centre in Lerwick was sent home after writing an outspoken letter against proposals to close the building.
READ FULL STORYCouncillors want action now over fuel poverty
Shetland councillors have demanded radical action to help the growing number of islanders suffering fuel poverty despite government schemes to tackle the problem.
READ FULL STORYFullerton bows out as more new SIC candidates emerge
The chairwoman of one of the SIC’s most important committees, Betty Fullerton, has decided she will not seek re-election in May.
READ FULL STORYCouncil wants action on ‘exorbitant’ ferry fares
Councillors have demanded Scottish government action to address “exorbitantly unequal” ferry fares which allow families in Stornoway to make a return trip to the Scottish
READ FULL STORYFive more in the running for SIC
The playing field for this May’s council elections is becoming a little clearer, with five new candidates putting their heads above the parapet this week
READ FULL STORYFormer police chief Bell to stand as council candidate in Lerwick North ward
Shetland’s former chief police inspector Malcolm Bell has announced he will stand for election to the SIC later this spring and sounded a warning that
READ FULL STORYNew 100-bedroom hotel at Brae gets go-ahead from SIC planning committee
Plans for Total’s new hotel in the north end of Brae have been given the green light by Shetland Islands Council’s planning committee.
READ FULL STORYCouncillors asked to consider closure of Lerwick’s Viking Bus Station as part of cutbacks
The Viking Bus Station, which provides a vital crutch for bus users and a hub for sending freight packages to rural areas of Shetland, could
READ FULL STORYWalls pier contract wound up after major construction delays
A new contractor is to be sought to complete the £2.5 million Walls Pier after Inverness-based Airport Civil Engineering (ACE) ran into problems and ceased
READ FULL STORYDavid Sandison wins Central Ward by-election
Shetland Aquaculture chairman David Sandison has comfortably won the race to replace Iris Hawkins as the third Central Ward councillor.
READ FULL STORYCouncil can bid for up to two-thirds of cost of new Anderson High School in Lerwick
The new Anderson High School has moved a tentative step closer to reality after the Scottish government opened the door for Shetland Islands Council to
READ FULL STORYAll-male shortlist of six candidates in chase to replace Hawkins
Five independent candidates and a Tory hopeful are to fight it out for the privilege of replacing Iris Hawkins as the Central Ward’s third councillor
READ FULL STORYWest Side residents want council to fight rising fuel prices
Belt-tightening Shetland Islands Council was urged to find a way of counteracting the stratospheric fuel prices faced by islanders during a public meeting in the
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