Council accused of serial incompetence over money
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at the “serial incompetence” demonstrated by the leadership of the council which could cost taxpayers in Shetland over £8m with…
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Road accidents cost £4m – but fewer people are killed
ROAD accidents cost Shetland around £4 million in 2006, it emerged at Tuesday’s meeting of the infrastructure committee. A total of 12 people were killed…
READ FULL STORYAnger over school speed limit signs
THE INSTALLATION of 20mph signs near all schools should be speeded up, councillors agreed at a meeting of the infrastructure committee on Tuesday. Head of…
READ FULL STORYFrustration as millions spent on major projects without single brick being laid
By NEIL RIDDELL THE COUNCIL needs radically to overhaul its spending strategy to prevent it from squandering more millions on major capital projects without having…
READ FULL STORYCouncillors vote to give pier lifeline to beleaguered Fetlar
By JOHN ROBERTSON FETLAR could land its long-promised pier and breakwater next year as councillors respond to the community’s fear of dying out. With the…
READ FULL STORYNew equal pay delay
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE SIC’s long-running equal pay negotiations with staff will not now be settled this year, it has emerged. Even if all goes…
READ FULL STORYFour school buildings in poor condition
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS FOUR Shetland schools are in unsatisfactory condition, according to a government survey. The four are Hamnavoe, Olnafirth and Uyeasound Primaries, which have…
READ FULL STORYBluemull passengers will be able to travel free until April at least
By JOHN ROBERTSON FREE ferries between Unst, Fetlar and Yell are to continue until April at least because the council is worried about the impact…
READ FULL STORYIsles avoid latest strike action
SHETLAND will escape a course of intensified industrial action when council call centre staff walk away from their desks in protest over a wage deal….
READ FULL STORYSingle-lane tunnel idea for Bluemull
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS THE TRANSPORT partnership ZetTrans is to explore the possibility of a single-lane tunnel controlled by traffic lights between Yell and Unst, it…
READ FULL STORYSchools close and ferries remain idle as SIC staff walk out over pay deal
By RYAN TAYLOR COUNCIL services ground to a halt on Wednesday when union workers staged their second 24-hour strike in just over a month. Inter-island…
READ FULL STORYMany takers for council’s green-fingered proposal
THE COUNCIL has received over 80 requests for allotments from all over the isles, including some from educational establishments and social care groups. By far…
READ FULL STORYStrike action closes schools and hits ferries
COUNCIL services ground to a halt on Wednesday when union workers staged their second 24 hour strike in just over a month. Inter-island ferry services…
READ FULL STORYServices will be hit by strike action
COUNCIL services will be severely affected by this week’s strike action as union members walk out for the second time in a month over pay….
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