Lerwick Lanes Masterplan survey results to be unveiled next month
Survey results outlining views on the future of the historic Lerwick lanes are set to be revealed next month.
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Over 100 Christmas dinners delivered for free by SIC
A dedicated team of volunteers helped deliver 115 free dinners to people in Lerwick and Scalloway on Christmas Day. Alison Beattie and Brenda Moar, who…
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Over 500 homes still without power as SIC offers support
The SIC has offered essential support to people affected by Storm Gerrit, with over 500 homes still without power. The Shetland Emergency Planning Forum met…
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Bus services suspended on Thursday morning
Almost all of the isles bus services have been suspended for the first hours of Thursday morning due to forecasted high winds. The number 1…
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All schools to be closed on Thursday
All schools and nurseries will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) due to forecasted high winds. The SIC said a yellow wind warning had been issued for…
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Active travel strategy criticised as costly exercise with little to show for itself
The Scottish government’s active travel strategy has come under fire as a bureaucratic research exercise with little to show for itself.
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Warnings about council cash running out failed to fully consider investments
Auditors are to take a fresh look at council finances after it emerged previous gloomy assessments failed to fully consider investment income.
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Council tax discounts applied in error could affect hundreds of households
Hundreds of council tax discounts could be removed after auditors uncovered “pervasive” errors with the SIC’’s system.
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Auditors uncover more than £20k of Blue Badge fraud
Auditors have uncovered more than 30 cases of Blue Badge fraud in Shetland.
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Flag to fly at half-mast following death of councillor who served North Isles ‘admirably’
The Shetland flag will fly at half-mast following the death of former councillor Laura Baisley.
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Updated: Inter-island ferry disruption
The Yell Sound route has dropped down to a single vessel service this morning (Wednesday) due to the windy weather. The route is operating to…
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SIC warns of more Yell and Unst ferry disruption
More disruption to the Yell and Unst ferry timetables has been announced by the SIC. The Bluemull Sound route will run to a single-vessel service…
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Call for community councils to be given more power
Community councils should be given more power to encourage more people to join them, councillors have said. The SIC is currently reviewing its 18 community…
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Memorial inspection programme gets underway
Shetland Islands Council will soon be carrying out safety assessments at cemeteries and churchyards across the isles, continuing an ongoing programme of memorial inspections. Any…
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