Mossbank parents vow to fight staffing cuts in primary school
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Parents of Mossbank pupils this week pledged vigorously to oppose any cuts in staffing levels at the primary school. They met with…
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Push for green homes means prices rise by up to £10,000 per house
RYAN TAYLOR Efforts to make new homes in Shetland more environmentally friendly are pushing up building costs by up to £10,000 per house. According to…
READ FULL STORYSpending watchdog criticises councillors
By PAUL RIDDELL Councillors in Shetland have failed to show that they are able to take the tough decisions required to halt runaway spending of…
READ FULL STORYTo tender or not to tender – new council row
By RYAN TAYLOR A row has broken out over whether the council should have commissioned legal firm Dundas and Wilson to carry out a £50,000…
READ FULL STORYNew single status offer
By JOHN ROBERTSON Nearly 3,000 SIC workers have been offered pay rises and lump sums of back-pay under the revised single status proposal issued for…
READ FULL STORYTrust should not fund new school
By NEIL RIDDELL Using Shetland Charitable Trust funds to pay for the £50 million new Anderson High School would be “complete nonsense”, according to an…
READ FULL STORYSIC relationship with trust to be reviewed
By NEIL RIDDELL The SIC is to spend £50,000 on getting its lawyers to review its relationship with Shetland Charitable Trust, it was agreed this…
READ FULL STORYChange of mind over recruiting Goodlad’s replacement at council
The council has changed its mind on how to go about recruiting a new chief executive to replace Morgan Goodlad, as it strives to avoid…
READ FULL STORYHead of schools service to meet Yell parents amid concerns over building
An attempt is to be made to allay the concerns of parents and teachers in Yell who fear that the new £8.5 million school in…
READ FULL STORYCouncil must decide where to wield knife on education before Christmas
By JOHN ROBERTSON Councillors will have to decide before Christmas where to start cutting their £37 million annual spend on education. After years of avoiding…
READ FULL STORYGreen light for plan to convert St Olaf’s Hall to office complex
By RYAN TAYLOR Work is underway to convert a dilapidated church hall in Lerwick into a fully modernised office complex after a much modified planning…
READ FULL STORYLibrary plan to cost £1.9m
The plan chosen to cure the chronic lack of space in the new Shetland Library will cost around £1.9 million, if the SIC agrees to…
READ FULL STORYCare home could go to Lochside
Lochside in Lerwick has been chosen as the preferred site for a £1.7 million short-break care home for children and young people with special needs,…
READ FULL STORYCommunity wardens may become permanent posts
Community wardens may soon be patrolling the streets on a permanent basis after councillors agreed to recommend making their posts long-term at a cost of…
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