Councillors’ salary and expenses bill tops £450k
Councillors’ salary and expenses costs climbed five per cent to reach more than £450,000 last year.
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Bluemull route to be suspended
The Bluemull Sound ferry service, which sails between Yell, Unst and Fetlar, will be suspended this afternoon (Saturday). The service will stop at 1.45pm and…
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SIC asks folk for opinions on their services
Shetland Islands Council has asked folk to tell them their thoughts on the services offered by the council. Folk are being asked about how well…
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Reduced service on Unst and Fetlar routes
The Bluemull sound ferry service, which goes from Yell to Unst and Fetlar and back, is operating on a reduced timetable today (Friday). Shetland Islands…
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SIC launches consultation on free period products
Shetland Islands Council has launched a consultation on where free period products should be made available to the public. Scotland became the first country in…
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Award-winning group is food for thought in hard times
Efforts to provide food for those most in need have resulted in special recognition for Shetland Islands Council.
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ELECTION: Every councillor now elected to form new Shetland Islands Council
All 22 councillors have been elected to form the new Shetland Islands Council.
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ELECTION: Incumbents keep seats in Shetland Central as party candidates miss out
Moraig Lyall, Davie Sandison, Ian Scott and Catherine Hughson have been elected to Shetland Central.
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Voting under way in council elections
Voting is under way to decide who will represent Shetland Islands Council over the next five years. Polling stations opened at 7am this morning (Thursday),…
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Second union threatens council strike action
A second union has said local government workers are prepared to walk out over pay. Unite said that 91 per cent of council workers had…
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Council workers on path to potential strike, Unison says
A majority of local government workers have signalled their intention to take industrial action in a row over pay. The union Unison said 89.8 per…
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Council to unveil next phase of Knab redevelopment plans
The public will be invited to view plans for the next phase of the Knab redevelopment at a series of consultation events this summer. Shetland…
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Council workers could take industrial action over ‘insulting’ pay offer
Council workers are to be consulted on possible industrial action after union leaders rejected a two per cent pay rise as “an insult”. Unison took…
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Viking wins concrete plant appeals, accusing SIC of ‘serious error’
Two large concrete batching plants associated with the Viking Energy windfarm have been given the go ahead, despite councillors’ previous refusal.
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