Bonus will be paid – for now
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE CHRISTMAS bonus for pensioners and the disabled is to be paid out this year despite the threat of an extra £250,000…
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Golden age of spending over
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE COUNCIL’S golden days of spend, spend, spend are coming to an end with tough decisions looming in the very near future….
READ FULL STORYCouncillors reject looking at other sites for AHS
By JOHN ROBERTSON A CALL for an independent assessment of alternative sites for the new Anderson High School was thrown out by the SIC this…
READ FULL STORYDeal to save £1 million may hurt local businesses, members told
By JOHN ROBERTSON A COUNCIL bid to shave £1 million off its costs by taking part in national supply contracts will hurt local businesses, councillors…
READ FULL STORYWadley to take the helm at Bell’s Brae
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS A NEW head teacher has been appointed for Bell’s Brae Primary School in Lerwick. Jennifer Wadley, 38, will take the helm of…
READ FULL STORYSecond SIC strike inevitable as talks fail
COUNCIL services could grind to a halt again if plans to step up industrial action are given the go ahead today. Members of the public…
READ FULL STORYYell folk sceptical over blueprint
PARENTS of children in Yell are sceptical about their views over the future of schools provision being taken seriously, despite an SIC agreement to take…
READ FULL STORYHigh school: debate goes on
By RYAN TAYLOR ALMOST 20 years after the SIC first began talking in earnest about a new Anderson High School for Lerwick, councillors were still…
READ FULL STORYFetlar folk want urgent steps to stop population declining further
By NEIL RIDDELL THE FETLAR community is calling for action, not words, after the SIC agreed to set up a taskforce in a last-ditch effort…
READ FULL STORYHousing chief lets rip after slur on SIC re-letting performance
By NEIL RIDDELL THE council’s housing chief this week highlighted the shocking condition workers find some of the SIC’s rental properties in when they are…
READ FULL STORYVerges are death traps, council told
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE COUNCIL has been warned somebody will be killed on the roads because of blind spots caused by grass on verges. The…
READ FULL STORYFerry fuel bill concern eases off
FEARS that the council was facing a hike of up to £1.2 million in its fuel bill for ferries and buses this year have eased…
READ FULL STORYManual to end aid complaints
A STATE aid manual for council staff involved in providing financial assistance for economic activities has been approved as the SIC seeks to get to…
READ FULL STORYWaste must be stopped
LARGE quantities of paper and food are being needlessly wasted in schools and council buildings, statistics released this week show. An average of 10kg of…
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