Who needs heritage? (Tom Morton)
“Why all this has been allowed to happen should be the subject of an inquiry within the council. But it has proved itself incapable of
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OPINION: Schools, cuts and resisting temptation on council agenda, Robinson says
He knows the council inside out. Here’s what Gary Robinson thinks is around the corner.
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Planned road chipping work delayed
Planned surface dressing on the A970 North Road out of Lerwick on Sunday was cancelled because of rain. The SIC had planned to close the…
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Slight drop in councillors’ expenses
Councillors’ pay packets and expenses dropped by just over one per cent in the last financial year to almost £491,000.
READ FULL STORYFantastic nonsense (John Tulloch)
Jonathan Wills’ latest epistle on the fishing is lyrically-spun, fantastic nonsense.
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New SIC leader Smith vows to work for whole community
Education and transport are the main issues for new SIC leader Cecil Smith.
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No council backing for campsite
The council has given a lukewarm response to moves to establish a new caravan and campsite at North Lochside.
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Council election candidates confirmed
A total of 12 ex-councillors will be among 32 candidates, including 10 women, standing in the May election for Shetland Islands Council.
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Councillors vote down call for more public scrutiny
A call for the council to be more open was defeated by an overwhelming majority at a meeting this morning.
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Officials refuse to say if SIC has agreed to pay for White House repairs
Officials have declined to confirm claims that the SIC has agreed liability for the cost of repairs to its troubled headquarters, nearly six months after
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Private talks tackle health and social care cash crisis
Councillors and health officials were this morning locked in behind closed door discussions in an effort to wrestle with funding shortages for the integration joint
READ FULL STORYGetting the hump (Allen Fraser)
The whole of Shetland will be absolutely delighted that their three per cent rise in Council Tax is to raise an extra £258,000, just barely
READ FULL STORYHotchpotch of feebleness (Ian Scott)
As much as I enjoy every Friday catching up with the weekly goings-on within the Wir Shetland family, I think someone should tell them that
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‘White House’ evacuation blamed on sagging floors
Sagging floors are to blame for the evacuation of the £7.3 million SIC headquarters at North Ness in Lerwick, engineers have determined.
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