Cannot be trusted (James A Whitworth)
I was interested in your leader “Not proven” in The Shetland Times last week.
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OSCR looks a proper Charlie (Billy Fox)
With regard to Shetland Charitable Trust reform, OSCR says it is not up to it to decide whether election or selection of the majority of…
READ FULL STORYWhy I’ve resigned from trust (Billy Fox)
Dear Dr Black, Please accept this letter of resignation and also my apologies for my short tenure as a trustee of the Shetland Charitable Trust….
READ FULL STORYSavvy king-maker (John Tulloch)
Much as I’d prefer to dwell on how Drew Ratter’s gloating face cackling gleefully from every Shetland Times windfarm article reminds me of Cut-throat Jake…
READ FULL STORYWhy care now? (Robina Barton)
I attended the Shetland Charitable Trust meeting today when trustees voted a further £6.3 million of community funds for Viking Energy. One of the conditions…
READ FULL STORYProud of police vote (Jean Urquhart)
On Wednesday 27th June I was proud to vote for the establishment of this new service that returns powers to local communities and helps to…
READ FULL STORYNo more funding please (Frank Hay)
An open letter to the trustees of Shetland Charitable Trust: I am writing to you as vice-chairman of Sustainable Shetland, a voluntary…
READ FULL STORYDeclaration of interest (Billy Fox)
The Nolan principle on openness states the following: “Holders of public office should be as open as possible about all the decisions and actions that…
READ FULL STORYCan we have our paper back (Rosa Steppanova)
Once upon a time these islands had a wonderful weekly paper called The Shetland Times, fresh, vibrant, humorous, generous, analytical, critical where necessary, non-censory regarding readers’…
READ FULL STORYGun to our heads (Iain Malcolmson)
So here we are then. The gun is very firmly to our heads. A gun very firmly put there by our council which acted as
READ FULL STORYHow representative? (Mike Bennett)
Both sides in the windfarm debate are understandably lobbying the Shetland Charitable Trust prior to their important meeting on Thursday. The latest attempt to influence…
READ FULL STORYMomentous decision (Drew Ratter and Jonathan Wills)
Next Thursday, 28th June, trustees of the Shetland Charitable Trust must take a decision that will affect the inhabitants of these islands for generations to…
READ FULL STORYInefficient turbines (Vic Thomas)
It seems that there is a bit of power selling off C&F wind turbines going on in Orkney just now so perhaps it’s time for
READ FULL STORYResidential amenity (Rosa Steppanova)
An application for a windfarm near Spittal in Caithness, consisting of 70 turbines 100m high has recently been refused planning permission by Scottish ministers following…
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