Outspoken councillor Jonathan Wills says he fears the Accounts Commission’s two-day hearing into the crisis surrounding Shetland Islands Council will be a “whitewash” and a
READ FULL STORYA councillor has voiced his frustration over the Fetlar breakwater delay despite assurances that a planning application can still be submitted while a row over
READ FULL STORYCouncillors will next week meet to consider sanctioning a deeply unpopular series of closures to primary and secondary schools across Shetland in an effort to
READ FULL STORYShetland Islands Council could have a new chief executive in place by the end of the month, according to convener Sandy Cluness.
READ FULL STORYShetland’s economy received a major boost today when a private IT firm announced plans for a £12 million data centre in Lerwick, representing the first
READ FULL STORYThe council invested £93 million in local industry during the decade up to March 2009, a meeting of the SIC development committee will hear next
READ FULL STORYWork will begin next week on the new £6 million Shetland Islands Council office complex at North Ness in Lerwick, due to be completed by
READ FULL STORYFuture house-builders in Shetland may be forced to pay a levy to the council towards the cost of providing education, social care and community facilities.
READ FULL STORYThe council has taken on around 500 extra employees in the space of two years with up to 300 more set to join in the
READ FULL STORYThe go-ahead has been given for an interim chief executive to be recruited to replace David Clark and steward the SIC through and beyond next
READ FULL STORYA squeeze will be put on the economy following a decision to push ahead with cuts in council grants for key industry sectors such as
READ FULL STORYA squeeze will be put on council grants for key industry sectors such as agriculture and tourism during the next financial year.
READ FULL STORYA Whalsay tunnel could be ruled out within a few weeks if Scandinavian experts advise a delegation from Shetland Islands Council that it would cost
READ FULL STORYInter-island ferry fares will have to rise by five per cent, the cost of school meals and meals on wheels will need to be increased
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