Posts 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…
READ FULL STORYSurvey favours elected charitable trust members
More than half of those who took part in a weekend survey believe members of Shetland Charitable Trust should be entirely elected.
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Audit chairman claims the trust changes are necessary
The chairman of Shetland Charitable Trust’s audit and governance advisory committee, Keith Massey, sets out why he sees changes within the trust as necessary.
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Charitable Trust reorganisation, EU milks local dairy sector and response to Lib-Dem election win
• The Charitable Trust votes for fewer council trustees • Scott is praised as “example” by Lib-Dem boss Rennie • Opinions are sought on shape
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Trust says a firm no to democracy with reorganisation
Shetland Charitable Trust is to press ahead with a reorganisation that will see the number of councillor trustees reduced to four and “threatens the end
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Pressure group formed to stop ‘theft’ of SCT control
A new pressure group, Democracy For Shetland’s Charitable Trust, has been formed to prevent what organisers describe as the “politically motivated theft of control of…
READ FULL STORYCommunity council backs calls for consultation over SCT reform
Lerwick Community Council has supported calls for the public to be consulted over changes to the make-up of Shetland Charitable Trust.
READ FULL STORYCandidates’ views on trust future (Jonathan Wills)
Last week I wrote to all four candidates for the Shetland seat in the Scottish Parliament, asking them if they agreed with the principle that…
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Election campaigns heat up, Folk Festival kicks off and Charitable Trust comes in for criticism
• The Charitable Trust are criticised for ‘farcical’ plan to cut SIC members • A Yell man is told to expect jail time after indecent
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Charitable trust accused of being ‘farcical’ and ‘undemocratic’
Shetland Charitable Trust is weathering its latest constitutional storm, with critics of a move to cut council representation on the board to four describing the
READ FULL STORYFuture of the Shetland Charitable Trust (Jonathan Wills)
As your readers may know, the Shetland Charitable Trust is at present reviewing its governance arrangements, four years after the re-organisation which reduced the number…
READ FULL STORYSullom Voe job losses, CADSS closes doors and Carmichael legal bill donation
• End for CADSS drug charity as funding cannot be found • Up to 90 jobs could be lost in a Sullom Voe cull •
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Major opportunity beckons for charitable trust
Shetland Charitable Trust could be set to invest in the gold mining industry, if efforts to identify a rich enough vein of the mineral come
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