Police investigation after fence breached
An investigation is underway after a high security fence was breached at the Scottish Fuels depot in North Ness.
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White House return, charitable trust criticism and young musician of the year
In The Shetland Times this week… • Failed attempts to secure new grounds for motorbike and goods vehicle tests have led to fears over the…
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North Ness evacuation defended after ‘reassuring’ new tests
Tests at the council’s vacant North Ness premises have “been reassuring” – raising the prospect that staff may soon return to the headquarters which were…
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BREAKING: Load testing to begin at White House next month
The council has announced that essential load testing on its so-called White House offices in Lerwick’s North Ness should begin on 8th January.
READ FULL STORYMore than £500,000 rent is paid for empty council headquarters
More than half a million pounds in rent has been shelled out by Shetland Islands Council on its vacant North Ness headquarters – a year…
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White House silence, dirty food outlets, stained glass expert and show results
In The Shetland Times this week …
READ FULL STORYUpdate on SIC workers’ White House return expected ‘soon’
A timescale outlining when council staff can return to the troubled “White House” building should be available soon.
READ FULL STORYCouncil’s £265,000 rent for empty North Ness building
Shetland Islands Council has paid £264,834.50 in rent for its North Ness headquarters since evacuating the building on 20th September because of structural problems. The…
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Council candidates announced, a peek inside new AHS and Brownies Up-Helly-A’
In The Shetland Times this week…
READ FULL STORYOfficials refuse to say if SIC has agreed to pay for White House repairs
Officials have declined to confirm claims that the SIC has agreed liability for the cost of repairs to its troubled headquarters, nearly six months after
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‘White House’ evacuation blamed on sagging floors
Sagging floors are to blame for the evacuation of the £7.3 million SIC headquarters at North Ness in Lerwick, engineers have determined.
READ FULL STORYPlan for £6m office block
By JOHN ROBERTSON Two local contractors are in the running to build Lerwick’s biggest office block – a £6 million headquarters for SIC social services…
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