New infrastructure chief quit last post suddenly
THE SIC’S new executive director of infrastructure is a former senior official at the City of Edinburgh Council who earlier this year announced he was…
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Council pension fund hit by financial crisis
THE VALUE of the council workers’ pension fund has taken a hammering as a result of the global financial crisis in recent months, shedding £25m…
READ FULL STORYMajor plan for 200 houses on Staney Hill to ease shortage
By NEIL RIDDELL LERWICK could be in line for a huge programme of house building on the Staney Hill in an effort to address the…
READ FULL STORYCamera for the Broch
THE COUNCIL is looking to station a closed-circuit TV camera at Sound Service Station in an attempt to halt the splurge of vandalism at Clickimin…
READ FULL STORYWhat can be achieved?
COUNCILLORS should tell the public what can be achieved in the lifetime of this council. That is the feeling of Shetland North councillor Alastair Cooper,…
READ FULL STORYCouncil still silent on insurance
WEEKS before the council has to set its annual budgets, the SIC is continuing to refuse to say whether it has adequate insurance cover against…
READ FULL STORYCouncil explores CCTV for broch entrance
THE COUNCIL is looking to station a closed-circuit TV camera at Sound Service Station in an attempt to halt the splurge of vandalism at Clickimin…
READ FULL STORYOil fund reserves shed £45m as banking crisis hits home
By NEIL RIDDELL SHETLAND’S oil fund investments have lost almost £45m in value in the past six months, prompting the council’s finance chief to call…
READ FULL STORYCouncil accused of incompetence
By NEIL RIDDELL A COUNCILLOR has hit out at the “serial incompetence” demonstrated by the leadership of the SIC, which could cost taxpayers in Shetland…
READ FULL STORYYell schools to get separate heads after impassioned council debate
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS THE CONTROVERSIAL period of shared headship of two Yell schools is to come to an end with the appointment of a new…
READ FULL STORYSchool still too big
FURTHER work needs to be done to get the size of the proposed new Anderson High School down to the target size of 15,000 square…
READ FULL STORYBad blocks are here to stay
THE PROBLEM of defective blocks in houses and public buildings is not going to go away, councillor Alastair Cooper said at the infrastructure committee on…
READ FULL STORYJob vacancy savings help keep system moving, committee hears
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS SALARY savings as a result of recruitment shortages should help the council maintain key transport services without significant disruption, the infrastructure committee…
READ FULL STORYCouncil urged to avoid knee-jerk reaction to financial turmoil
THE SIC should not make any knee-jerk reaction to the latest drastic downturn in the stock market, the council’s finance chief has warned. Members voiced…
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