Gritter breakdowns hinder council’s efforts to make roads safer
Three gritters broke down this morning causing a delay in Shetland Islands Council’s efforts to combat the worst effects of the first ice and snow
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Large turnout expected for crucial schools meeting
Councillors are likely to face a barrage of opposition to their proposals to change the shape of secondary education when they meet tomorrow.
READ FULL STORYTingwall airport problems are now over, council committee hears
Shetland Islands Council claims to have a grip of operations at Tingwall Airport after a chaotic spell in which air traffic was landing without paying
READ FULL STORYConsultant recommends closure of Aith and Sandwick secondary departments
The council should press ahead with statutory consultation over the proposed closure of Aith and Sandwick Junior High Schools.
READ FULL STORYAith pupils plead with councillors not to shut West Side junior secondary
Pupils have joined in the fight to save Aith Junior High School from closure by handing over 160 postcards to councillors.
READ FULL STORYFix needed for housing debt before time runs out
SIC political leader Gary Robinson has called on Westminster to chip in with a solution to the council’s £40 million historic housing debt before “time
READ FULL STORYPupils asked to sign ‘our school our future’ postcards
Aith Action Group is preparing its latest assault against proposed changes to secondary education provision which threaten the closure of community’s junior high school. The
READ FULL STORYProposed merger of college and marine centre to be examined
Shetland College and NAFC Marine Centre could be merged into a single body and take over most of the courses offered by Train Shetland.
READ FULL STORYSchool closure meeting delayed again
A decision over the future of the Skerries secondary department has been delayed at least until December.
READ FULL STORYGritting service cuts will save £370,000 a year
The council has slashed its winter road treatment budget by around 25 per cent, but stresses this will not affect snow clearance and should not
READ FULL STORYParents vow to challenge Olnafirth school closure
Parents in the North Mainland will meet tomorrow to plan an appeal against a vote by councillors to close Olnafirth Primary School.
READ FULL STORYSchool closure consultation: Parents at Brae meeting despondent about options
The mood described by one parent as “despondency” prevailed at Brae High School last night, where about 70 people formed groups to discuss the unpalatable
READ FULL STORYHenderson joins North Isles colleagues in calling for Skerries school to be saved
The third North Isles councillor has added his support to saving the Skerries secondary department from closure.
READ FULL STORYAction group will bus supporters to school closure meeting
A pressure group against the closure of Aith Junior High School claims to have been denied a public meeting in the West Side to examine
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