Union approves ‘vastly improved’ single status offer
BY RYAN TAYLOR Public services union Unison has shown strong support for Shetland Islands Council’s new single status proposals Members voted 90 per cent in…
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Five in running to land £97k post as chief executive hunt narrows
By NEIL RIDDELL A shortlist of five candidates, which is understood to include three local faces, has been drawn up as the search for a…
READ FULL STORYWills adds name to list of new high school objectors
By NEIL RIDDELL An outspoken councillor and a few local residents have submitted objections to the SIC’s application to build the new Anderson High School…
READ FULL STORYSavings needed to help new Yell school
A council study is under way to see if savings of £250,000 can be found from projects in Yell to spend on enlarging the proposed…
READ FULL STORYPapa road is ‘little more than a beach’
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Residents in Papa Stour are up in arms about the state of the island’s only road and are demanding that it be…
READ FULL STORYFresh new future for Ness home
A disused SIC children’s home in the South Mainland is to be brought back into use. Windybrae in Dunrossness will take children and young people…
READ FULL STORYPlanning under fire for ‘atrocious’ service
The SIC planning department was branded “atrocious” this week by Lerwick Community Council chairman Jim Anderson, who said it must have won its awards for…
READ FULL STORYEducational trust looking for applicants
Zetland Educational Trust is looking for projects and activities which require funding. The trust, administered by Shetland Islands Council, set up in the 1960s from…
READ FULL STORYHigh school millions may come from trust
The £49 million needed to build the new Anderson High School is more likely to come from Shetland Charitable Trust than the SIC’s own reserves,…
READ FULL STORYTwo unions back single status deal
Two of the three main unions representing the SIC workforce have now voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting the proposed new pay structure. Following the…
READ FULL STORYMoves afoot to reduce council’s £2.4 million overtime payout
By NEIL RIDDELL A clampdown on unnecessary overtime for council workers is under way in some departments as it was revealed this week that the…
READ FULL STORYReview of elderly placement services
Councillors have backed a review of the system in Shetland which helps elderly people avoid being stuck in hospital when they do not need to…
READ FULL STORYSIC approves cash for 2011 Tall Ships
Almost £1 million of council money has been allocated to hosting the 2011 Tall Ships Races in Shetland, which the SIC hopes will be a…
READ FULL STORYSIC funding brings new museum in Scalloway closer to fruition
A project to create a new museum next to Scalloway Castle took a major step forward last week when a further council grant of £200,000…
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