Island recycling collections delayed due to weather
Bin collections in Yell and Unst have been delayed by a day as a result of the disruption to ferries caused by the weather. Both…
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SIC council tax vote on Wednesday
Councillors are being recommended to increase council tax by 4.5 per cent at a meeting on Wednesday. If accepted, the hike will raise an extra…
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Councillors reject bank holiday for King Charles’ coronation
Council workers will not be given a day off following King Charles’ coronation in May. Councillors were given the option of making Monday, 8th May…
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Council’s climate change programme secures Net Zero funding
A study into a rural energy and transport hub for the isles will benefit from grant funding of over £50,000. Shetland Islands Council has been…
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SIC survey public on council finances for next year
Shetland Islands Council (SIC) are looking to the public’s opinion on matters to decide what will happen with the budget for the next financial year. …
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Councillors defy officials to progress expansion of free school meals
Councillors voted for an expansion of free school meals – despite warnings there was no cash to fund the scheme.
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Most schools to be closed next Monday
Most schools – including all secondary schools – will be closed on Monday due to a teachers’ strike. Members of unions Educational Institute of Scotland…
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‘Serious deficiencies’ identified with inter-island ferry finances
Inter-island ferry finances are “not fit for purpose”, a senior councillor has warned.
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Later licence for teenagers at Unst pub rejected
An application to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to stay until 1am at an Unst pub has been rejected by councillors.
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£100m Islands Growth Deal being signed
Shetland Islands Council leader Emma Macdonald today (Friday) signs an Islands Growth Deal which aims to inject millions of pound into the economy. The historic…
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Fair Isle ‘saved’ as UK government pledges £27m to new ferry
The UK government will provide £27 million for a new roll-on, roll-off ferry for Fair Isle, it has announced. The project is part of £177m…
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All schools shut after overnight snowfall
All schools in Shetland are closed today (Monday) due to snow. Following overnight snowfall across the isles, the SIC said a decision had been made…
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Council reminds people to move memorials
Some wreaths and flowers may be removed from graveyards, as the council prepares for the grass cutting season. Memorial tributes that are not in a…
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Dales Lees road to reopen weeks after landslides
The A968 road between Voe and Firth, known as the Dales Lees, will reopen to traffic from 5pm today (Monday). It was closed on Monday,…
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