Worries continue about loaded tankers anchoring close in
Shetland Islands Council’s harbour board is due to discuss the issue of laden oil tankers anchoring just off Shetland after picking up cargoes from Sullom
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Too grand to answer?
Since when were elected councillors too grand and important to answer reasonable questions from their local print newspaper (The Shetland Times, 5th January)? Did their…
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Media training costs Shetland Islands Council £600 an hour
Senior councillors have been given training on how to speak to journalists – at a cost to the council of £600 per hour.
READ FULL STORYMr Pot and Mr Kettle (Jonathan Wills)
The basic problem with public funding of our ferries is that no government (including the one in which Tavish Scott was transport minister) has ever
READ FULL STORYElection is wide open (John Tulloch)
The would-be main contenders like, predictably, to characterise the Orkney and Shetland election as a “two-horse race”. However, I’m not so sure.
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I can’t understand why the Liberal Democrats, Tories and Labour are so very, very exercised about having a second independence referendum once we know the
READ FULL STORYFantastic nonsense (John Tulloch)
Jonathan Wills’ latest epistle on the fishing is lyrically-spun, fantastic nonsense.
READ FULL STORYAttitudes have hardened (Jonathan Wills)
It is not surprising that European Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella recently told a Tory MEP the Common Fisheries Policy is not negotiable. That is the
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SOUNDING OFF: Brett is best bet for future of fisheries, argues Wills
The SNP has the greatest chance of securing the best deal for Shetland’s fishing fleet, asays Jonathan Wills.
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Tories pledge support for big isles windfarm projects
Support for big windfarms such as the Viking Energy project have been given an election backing by the Conservatives.
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Charitable trust attacked after voting to ratify reorgaisation
Shetland Charitable Trust has voted overwhelmingly to ratify its planned reorganisation which threatens to place almost half Shetland’s oil fund out of democratic control.
READ FULL STORYWhat do candidates think about the trust? (Jonathan Wills)
The charity regulator’s decision to ignore the views of the people of Shetland is entirely unsurprising: the changes to Shetland Charitable Trust proposed by the
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Councillors vote down call for more public scrutiny
A call for the council to be more open was defeated by an overwhelming majority at a meeting this morning.
READ FULL STORYAttractions of retirement (Jonathan Wills)
Oh dear. Ian Tinkler is yet again using expressions such as “arrant nonsense”, “demonstrably insane” and “raving bombast”.
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