Tenants hit out over Hjaltland rent rise plan
Angry Hjaltland tenants have blasted a proposed rent increase, with one resident labelling it “beyond the joke” and questioning whether the organisation had lost sight
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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.
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What 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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Oscr approves trust reorganisation
The charity regulator has thrown out arguments in favour of greater democratic control at Shetland Charitable Trust – despite being petitioned by hundreds of people…
READ FULL STORYSimple solution for the trustees (Jonathan Wills)
Vice-chairman Jonathan Wills’ latest letter on the constitutional wrangle at Shetland Charitable Trust.
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Hundreds back Shetland Times call for ‘Trust Democracy’
More than 450 people have supported this newspaper’s Trust Democracy campaign which urges Shetland Charitable Trust to reconsider its plans to reduce the number of
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Public’s chance to have say on controversial Shetland Charitable Trust reform
The Shetland Times is today launching a new campaign calling on Shetland Charitable Trust to reconsider its contentious plans to reduce the number of councillor…
READ FULL STORYConsultation to be carried out by OSCR over Shetland Charitable Trust changes
The charity regulator will carry out consultation before approving proposed changes to Shetland Charitable Trust. In a letter to the trust’s vice-chairman, Jonathan Wills, the…
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Regulator rules charitable trust acted correctly over HNP site sale
The charities regulator Oscr has ruled that trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust and directors of its subsidiary Slap acted properly in the sale of the…
READ FULL STORYTrust should be independent (Kathy Greaves)
A front page article in The Shetland Times dated 1st July (Members say “no” to councillor trustees) goes on to quote councillor Allan Wishart as
READ FULL STORYNot always so coy (John Tulloch)
I was intrigued to see OSCR’s chief executive David Robb writing, Pontius Pilate-like, and washing his hands of the Shetland Charitable Trust restructuring. He was…
READ FULL STORYPotential role of OSCR
I am aware of the current interest in proposed changes to the governance of the Shetland Charitable Trust, and note the trustees’ decision taken at…
READ FULL STORYReasons for trust compromise
It is not surprising to find such a disparity between the results of the online and postal opinion polls conducted by The Shetland Times last
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Campaigner Hamilton says people feel alienated by charitable trust
A campaign group seeking wholesale reform of the charitable trust says that people now view the trust with suspicion and a sense of alienation, according…
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