Councillors will meet in Lerwick Town Hall tomorrow to discuss whether to postpone the planned closure of Scalloway’s secondary department until the new Anderson High
READ FULL STORYShetland’s 22 councillors claimed just under half a million pounds in salaries and expenses during the last financial year, it was revealed today.
READ FULL STORYCouncillors approved a new constitution and standing orders after a two hour debate today in a bid to help the local authority improve the way
READ FULL STORYShetland’s West Side road is set for a significant upgrade thanks to a major £1.5 million improvement plan.
READ FULL STORYCouncillors and officials have moved to reassure the public that a new Anderson High School will be built at lower Staney Hill later this decade
READ FULL STORYEfforts to reorganise the SIC’s political structure continued today, with councillors electing colleagues to 14 chair and vice-chair positions on a range of committees, new
READ FULL STORYSIC executive director of education and social care Hazel Sutherland is to take on interim responsibility for the finance service following the retirement of Graham
READ FULL STORYShetland MSP Tavish Scott is calling on the Scottish government to explain the reasoning behind its unpopular decision to ratify the closure of Scalloway School’s
READ FULL STORYThe council’s cleansing service is the latest in an ever-growing list of services to have achieved official recognition for the quality way in which it
READ FULL STORYTrustees of Shetland Charitable Trust this morning agreed a slightly reduced budget of £10.8 million to pay for the running costs of several key public
READ FULL STORYThe Standards Commission has cleared SIC convener Sandy Cluness and vice-convener Josie Simpson of wrongdoing over the use of council funds to lodge a complaint
READ FULL STORYCouncillors yesterday agreed a momentous £9.4 million package of spending cuts and increased charges, which will see bus and ferry fares rise by 15 per
READ FULL STORYParents of pupils attending the closure-threatened Sandness Primary School are inviting all SIC councillors to attend a community open day on Friday afternoon.
READ FULL STORYThe Scottish Government is to intervene in the council’s decision to close the secondary department of Scalloway Junior High School, the schools service heard today.
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