Councillors to seek new chief executive with £97,000 salary
Councillors are to be asked to approve a salary of £97,000 for the SIC’s next chief executive as the process gets under way to replace…
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Councillors vote to build new £49m high school at the Knab
After a period of deliberation spanning almost two decades, councillors agreed yesterday that the project to build a £49 million new Anderson High School on…
READ FULL STORYSmall school closures on agenda again
By NEIL RIDDELL The potential closure of small rural schools will be back on the agenda later this year, with as many as seven primary…
READ FULL STORYHighest spend per pupil in Scotland: the rationale behind need to make big savings
By NEIL RIDDELL The Blueprint for Education document is the SIC’s latest attempt in a series of exercises aimed at finding savings from its £34.5…
READ FULL STORYHistory points to bitter battles
By NEIL RIDDELL “Here we go again,” remarked vice-convener Josie Simpson, succinctly summarising how those on both sides of the argument felt at the start…
READ FULL STORYCouncil tax to be same
Council tax in Shetland is expected to be frozen when councillors meet next week to finalise the annual budget after finance secretary John Swinney announced…
READ FULL STORYMortgage provision may be an option as council looks to address house shortage
By RYAN TAYLOR The council could once again provide mortgages if a range of measures designed to curb Shetland’s housing shortage is adopted. The proposal…
READ FULL STORYBattle for succession as Goodlad quits council after 10 years at top
By NEIL RIDDELL, ROSALIND GRIFFITHS & RYAN TAYLOR Morgan Goodlad has resigned as chief executive of Shetland Islands Council and will be stepping down from…
READ FULL STORYNo hats in the ring, but plenty of strong local candidates
One potential candidate considered likely to take over from Mr Goodlad is the executive director of education and social care, Hazel Sutherland, although she refused…
READ FULL STORYHighs and lows of ex-Unilever manager’s controversial term in charge of council
By JOHN ROBERTSON & JIM TAIT It is fitting that Morgan Goodlad used email to tell his councillors he was off. It was his favourite…
READ FULL STORYSchool closure debate begins
By JOHN ROBERTSON and RYAN TAYLOR The first political skirmish over closing rural schools is set to take place in the Town Hall on Thursday…
READ FULL STORYCall for new Eric Gray centre to be given capital priority
Plans for a new Eric Gray Centre in Lerwick should be prioritised on the council’s capital list, although the Charitable Trust should be approached to…
READ FULL STORYCouncil spending D-Day looms
By NEIL RIDDELL Councillors will have to hammer out a final agreement on their capital programme for the next year at a Full Council meeting…
READ FULL STORYHeavy criticism over high vehicle spending
By NEIL RIDDELL A councillor is calling for an independent investigation into how much public money has been wasted on replacing and expanding the local…
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