Swan Trust still grappling with cuts as 2017 programme revealed
Uncertainty is hanging over the long-term future of the Swan following the reduction in grant funding from Shetland Charitable Trust.
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Loganair ditches Flybe, SCT sets its budget and ‘centralisation’ blasted
In The Shetland Times this week…
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Charitable trustees should all be elected, ASCC agrees unanimously
A proposal that all members of Shetland Charitable Trust should be elected was agreed unanimously at today’s biannual meeting of the Association of Shetland Community
READ FULL STORYMeeting hears Act of Parliament could result in charitable trust being ‘dissolved’
Shetland Charitable Trust could be dissolved if pressure is brought on the Scottish parliament to allow the SIC to hold money, separate from the normal…
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SCT ignores Shetlanders (Peter Hamilton)
The campaign for Democracy for Shetland’s Charitable Trust is to press ahead with its plans to hold a public meeting in response to decisions taken…
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Accountability fears as charitable trust pushes on with new governance plans
Fears have been raised about the future accountability of Shetland Charitable Trust, during a meeting which saw trustees vote in favour of plans to re-jig…
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HNP to vacate site in December
The legal battle between Lerwick engineering firm HNP and the company that leases the land it’s workshop is on – Shetland Leasing And Property (Slap)
READ FULL STORYRegulator 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
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The high cost of drinking culture revealed
With a month crammed full of public meetings before the summer break, alcohol consumption has featured repeatedly in council, NHS and Shetland Charitable Trust papers…
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
READ FULL STORYPosts were not advertised – Billy Fox
Posts were not advertised In light of the recent media comments surrounding the governance of the Shetland Charitable Trust it is worth looking back at…
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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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