I know how to save! (Elisabeth Nicolson)
I read the banner headline in The Shetland Times: “Sustainable budget” achieved by Shetland Islands Council.
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Christmas bonus will be scrapped
Shetland Charitable Trust’s long-running financial hardship scheme – popularly known as the “Christmas bonus” – is to end after this year, it was decided at…
READ FULL STORYCharitable trust needs new trustees
Shetland Charitable Trust is looking for two new trustees
READ FULL STORYNo confidence in SIC (John Tulloch)
I had high hopes for this council when they were elected two years ago and in many ways, they’ve done well, notably, in the area
READ FULL STORYDistressful and worrying (Christine Donald)
In the light of Martyn Fisher’s successful case against Shetland Islands Council, it has therefore set a precedent for reimbursement to housing tenants here in
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Sheriff finds in favour of tenant
A sheltered housing resident has accused Shetland Charitable Trust of perpetuating fuel poverty after a legal challenge lodged against him failed.
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Petition raises 1,600 signatures
A Lerwick man says he has gathered 1,600 signatures from people across the isles in a petition protesting against changes to Shetland Charitable Trust’s Christmas
READ FULL STORYThe impact of windfarms (Allen Fraser)
An open letter to all councillors Every week more and more evidence emerges from UK and world-wide sources on the adverse health effects to those…
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Pensioners’ bonus slashed
The Christmas grant scheme for pensioners and disabled people is to be cut to a quarter of its present level, Shetland Charitable Trust has decided.
READ FULL STORYTrustees urged to reject Christmas bonus payout to everyone over 70
Shetland Charitable Trust may push ahead with cutting the Christmas bonus this week after a proposal to keep offering it to all islanders over-70 turned
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