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Car parking charges will be introduced at Sumburgh Airport as part of a long-term programme of "sustainable improvement".Hial says it has limited the new charge to £3 per 24-hour period.But the move by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (Hial) has been heavily criticised by the vice chairma... Read more...
There is still a slim possibility of using part of the vacant Anderson High School site at the Knab for some kind of sporting provision.A public workshop will be held in Lerwick Town Hall a week on Tuesday, with the aim of establishing a consensus on what happens to the land.Officials from 7... Read more...
The work done by the NHS to help people quit tobacco has been called into question by a Shetland South councillor. (more…) Read more...
Nine out of ten people requiring urgent medical assistance outside of Lerwick and Scalloway are not being seen within the target times set by the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS).That is according to figures obtained by The Shetland Times this week under a Freedom of Information (FoI) request. ... Read more...
Shetland Islands Council has no plans to retro-fit sprinkler systems to any of its care homes for the elderly which do not have them installed.The authority says adequate safety procedures are already in place, despite calls from one elected member to have the key safety device retrospectively f... Read more...
The Scottish government has again been urged to stump up more cash to stop "draconian cuts" facing health and social care.IJB vice-chairman Allison Duncan argued the case today with Minister for Public Health and Sport Aileen Campbell at an NHS Shetland annual meeting.Fears have been raised ... Read more...
Shetland Charitable Trust has voted overwhelmingly to ratify its planned reorganisation which threatens to place almost half Shetland's oil fund out of democratic control.Trustees voted by nine to two on Thursday evening to “homologate” the proposal earlier approved by the charities regulato... Read more...
The council is on stable financial footing and is working hard to ensure future financial sustainability.That was the message conveyed to councillors on Wednesday by Audit Scotland at a meeting of the special audit committee.In a report, delivered by Audit Scotland assistant director David M... Read more...
Shetland Charitable Trust is to press ahead with a reorganisation that will see the number of councillor trustees reduced to four and "threatens the end of any democratic participation in the trust".The decision, taken at a stormy trust meeting yesterday, was in spite of warnings that the meetin... Read more...
Shetland Charitable Trust is weathering its latest constitutional storm, with critics of a move to cut council representation on the board to four describing the workings of the organisation as "farcical" and "undemocratic".Despite a claim by the trust that it has consulted Shetland Islands Coun... Read more...
Shetland Charitable Trust has budgeted nearly £50,000 for increased administration costs and £14,400 for public relations despite agreeing cuts of almost £400,000 in what it pays out to organisations and charities.At a meeting earlier today the trust agreed to make disbursement cuts of £389,... Read more...
Problems were highlighted in the council's community care and building services today, at one point prompting an elected member to call for the public to be excluded from an open meeting. (more…) Read more...
Around 60 people gathered at Lerwick's Market Cross at noon on Saturday for the Shetland Sees Syria vigil to raise awareness of the plight of refugees fleeing their homeland. (more…) Read more...
The visiting committee for police cells came to an end this week after 138 years of inspections to ensure prisoners are being treated humanely and being housed in satisfactory conditions.The committee, which was a local authority responsibility, had its final meeting on Monday. The service has b... Read more...
The fire brigade has launched a major recruitment drive for retained fire fighters with four community stations in Shetland “desperately” short of staff.According to Lerwick-based Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) station manager Myles Murray, the brigade is understaffed at Bixter, B... Read more...
Ways of getting retained firefighters on the books have been streamlined to dramatically cut recruitment times, which could help bring staffing levels at rural stations back up to "optimum levels". (more…) Read more...
Verge improvements, new signs and road markings will be introduced on the notorious stretch of road above Levenwick to help improve safety.It is hoped the short-term measures will cut down on the potential for accidents at a blind summit on the main A970 to and from the busy Sumburgh Airport... Read more...
The council may be on the cusp of having to answer awkward questions after two elected members paid a visit to the Accounts Commission to air their grievances over how the SIC is being run. (more…) Read more...