Council faced with ‘challenging position’ after budget settlement
The council is poised for yet more financial belt tightening after elected members accepted a reduced local government settlement for 2018/19.
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Council chief Mark Boden to stand down
The council’s chief executive, Mark Boden, has announced he is to retire at the end of January after more than five years in the job.
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Councillors back business plan for new Scalloway fishmarket
Business plans for three new ventures were backed by elected members in Lerwick Town Hall this morning.
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New Anderson High School in Lerwick is wind and watertight
The new Anderson High School project has reached a significant milestone, having been declared wind and watertight. Council members have been told the news by…
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Non UK-residents welcome, says council convener
The council’s convener has stressed Shetland will remain a welcoming place for people and businesses from outside the UK. Malcolm Bell has spoken after SIC…
READ FULL STORYTown hall clash over budget detail
An ill-tempered town hall meeting saw councillor Alastair Cooper and SIC chief executive Mark Boden lock horns in a row over the council budget.
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Viewforth issue prompted Fox to resign position
Councillor Billy Fox resigned as the SIC deputy leader amid concerns over arrangements allowing construction workers to stay in the old Viewforth care home in
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SIC struggles to maintain assets, committee hears
There is a big gap between the amount the council can afford to spend and what it would need to maintain all its assets, a
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Isles gearing up to help Syrian refugees
Local organisations and agencies in the isles are gearing up for the possibility of offering housing to Syrian refugees who flee to the UK.
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HIAL urges mediation over Sumburgh runway dispute
The operator of Sumburgh Airport has called for mediation to take place on its continuting dispute with Shetland Islands Council over runway repair costs.
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Shameful tick-box tactics (Jeremy Sansom)
Almost daily we hear of a politician, banker, chief executive or other prominent person railing against the accusation of some misdemeanour saying: “I have done…
READ FULL STORYBoden insists schools decision is lawful
The council’s top official has hit back against claims that the authority” flouted the law” to avoid legislation aimed at protecting communities from repeated school…
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Council takes steps on devolution
The SIC has set up a project board to make sure the commitments by Westminster and Holyrood in response to the Our Islands Our Future
READ FULL STORYSIC’s highest earners revealed
The council’s monthly wage bill has fallen by nearly £1.5 million over the last three years – but the number of staff earning over £50,000
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