Lerwick Lanes Masterplan back on after council vote
Controversial masterplan proposals are on again – after councillors backtracked on previous calls to abandon them.
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UK government to listen to island leaders about connectivity issues
MP Michael Gove will chair an Islands Forum focusing on the importance of physical and digital connectivity for remote islands. Mr Gove, who is the…
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Majority of schools to shut for three days due to strikes
Most of Shetland’s schools will shut for three days next week, the SIC has said, as non-teaching staff go out on strike. The industrial action…
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Delight as accessible equipment installed at King Harald Street play park
Accessible playground equipment has been installed at the King George V play park in Lerwick, giving bairns of all abilities the chance to play at…
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Influx of licence applications ahead of new requirements
The council has had an influx of applications from short-term let accommodation providers as it prepares for new legislation. The SIC says it may take…
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Lerwick masterplan slammed as ‘waste of money’ as members vote to drop it
Grand plans to transform the historic heart of Lerwick town centre look set to be “massively scaled back” just days after coming to light.
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Scottish government overturns SIC’s refusal of Lerwick Lanes home
A planning application for a home in Lerwick’s Clairmont Place has been approved by Scottish government ministers – months after it was thrown out by…
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Tankers repeatedly straying out of bounds could be banned from Sullom Voe
Tankers that repeatedly encroach into “areas to be avoided” could be banned from calling at Sullom Voe Terminal, the council has warned.
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Shutdown of major pipeline hastens calls for renewables transition to safeguard oil and gas jobs
Job fears have been highlighted after it emerged that one of the UK’s largest oil and gas fields looks set to shutdown.
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Potential Cullivoe road delays ‘really disappointing’
A council official has warned targets set for the Cullivoe road replacement are at risk of being missed. Infrastructure manager John Smith told a meeting…
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Councillors to discuss tourism tax
A proposed “tourism tax” risks having a detrimental impact on small businesses, councillors will be warned. A draft response to the Scottish government’s planned visitor…
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Strike action to affect schools later this month
Schools will be affected by strike action later this month, trade body Unison confirmed yesterday (Thursday). Unison, the biggest trade union for local authority employees,…
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Ferry terminal works postponed due to ‘unforeseen delays’
Ferry terminal works have been postponed due to “unforeseen delays”. The SIC had planned to start linkspan replacement works at Hamarsness in Feltar on Thursday,…
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Historic Yell building could be saved from demolition
Councillors will be asked to refuse the complete demolition of a historic merchants house in Yell at a planning meeting next week. An application from…
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