Funds meltdown hits council
By NEIL RIDDELL SHETLAND Islands Council is unlikely to be able to sanction the building of any major new projects for a number of years…
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‘Administrative nightmare’ puts business off passing on VAT cuts
By JOHN ROBERTSON SHOPPERS in Shetland will gain little from this week’s gesture by the chancellor in cutting VAT by 2.5 per cent. When shops…
READ FULL STORYFree meals cost more
PROVIDING free meals for young primary school pupils in Shetland – in line with new Scottish government policy – will cost the council just over…
READ FULL STORYTown gears up for Big Brother as CCTV system ready to be installed
WORK to install Shetland’s first ever CCTV system will start in the next few weeks, giving Lerwick the same state-of-the-art security network as Scotland’s largest…
READ FULL STORYServices committee farce
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at fellow members for making policy “on the hoof” after changes to the way capital project priorities are decided led…
READ FULL STORYMareel poised to get EU funding
By NEIL RIDDELL A POSITIVE announcement on the much-delayed EU application from Shetland Arts, which would complete the funding package for the controversial cinema and…
READ FULL STORYHousing chief highlights difficulty over funding
By RYAN TAYLOR THE HOUSING service must “jump through hoops” to qualify for Scottish government funding to build new council homes. Head of housing Chris…
READ FULL STORYGovernment pressed to act swiftly on Total gas pipeline from the west
By JOHN ROBERTSON POLITICIANS are calling for an urgent decision from the UK government to help bring all west of Shetland gas ashore through Sullom…
READ FULL STORYScanner proves its worth during first year of operation
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS THE CT scanner in the Gilbert Bain Hospital, bought following a huge public fund-raising appeal, has been operating for exactly a year….
READ FULL STORYMontfield patients move to new ward
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS PATIENTS from Montfield Hospital’s Ronas Ward transferred to their new home in the Gilbert Bain Hospital on Wednesday. The 15 long-stay elderly…
READ FULL STORYPupils sample US election fever during Global trip
By LOUISE THOMASON WITH ONE of the most exciting Presidential elections for decades, the United States has been the focus of much attention lately and…
READ FULL STORYSullom Voe celebrates 30th anniversary
By RYAN TAYLOR WORKERS at Sullom Voe celebrated three decades of oil processing this week as the terminal marked its 30th anniversary. Celebrations were held…
READ FULL STORYCash talks on runway
By NEIL RIDDELL REPAIRS to a runway at Sumburgh Airport which was damaged during storms last winter are almost complete and Highlands and Islands Airports…
READ FULL STORYMusicians escape
TWO Shetland musicians were caught up in Thailand’s protest troubles on Wednesday. Bryan Gear and Colin Sutherland were some of the last passengers to manage…
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