Councillors vote to build new £49m high school at the Knab
After a period of deliberation spanning almost two decades, councillors agreed yesterday that the project to build a £49 million new Anderson High School on…
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Small school closures on agenda again
By NEIL RIDDELL The potential closure of small rural schools will be back on the agenda later this year, with as many as seven primary…
READ FULL STORYHighest spend per pupil in Scotland: the rationale behind need to make big savings
By NEIL RIDDELL The Blueprint for Education document is the SIC’s latest attempt in a series of exercises aimed at finding savings from its £34.5…
READ FULL STORYHistory points to bitter battles
By NEIL RIDDELL “Here we go again,” remarked vice-convener Josie Simpson, succinctly summarising how those on both sides of the argument felt at the start…
READ FULL STORYCold weather brings beauty and bother but forecasters say it’ll warm up
By LOUISE THOMASON & ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Shetland may have escaped the initial stages of the longest cold snap to hit Britain in a decade, but…
READ FULL STORYCouncil tax to be same
Council tax in Shetland is expected to be frozen when councillors meet next week to finalise the annual budget after finance secretary John Swinney announced…
READ FULL STORYFuel firm claims it makes little profit from supplying the isles
By JOHN ROBERTSON The company with the monopoly on petrol and diesel supplies to Shetland says it earns less profit from its range of products…
READ FULL STORYMortgage provision may be an option as council looks to address house shortage
By RYAN TAYLOR The council could once again provide mortgages if a range of measures designed to curb Shetland’s housing shortage is adopted. The proposal…
READ FULL STORYAll smiles for Bella’s dedication to RNLI
The Lerwick branch of the RNLI and Lerwick Ladies Lifeboat Guild fund-raising committee made a special presentation to guild treasurer Bella Irvine this week. She…
READ FULL STORYNew date for Nesting festival as bad weather forces cancellation
By JIM TAIT The Nesting and Girlsta Up-Helly-A’, which was cancelled at the weekend because of bad weather, has been rescheduled for Friday 13th March….
READ FULL STORYInterest grows in leasing smokehouse
By JOHN ROBERTSON Hopes of a new business taking on the disused Shetland Smokehouse in Skeld are growing after three parties lodged a firm interest…
READ FULL STORYDelight as CLAN appeal breaks £200,000 barrier
The Shetland CLAN 1,2,3 appeal has now broken the £200,000 barrier. Money has been pouring into its coffers at the rate of over £1,000 per…
READ FULL STORYA walk to Everest Base camp for charity – Steven’s big challenge
A Bigton man now living in the north-east of England is facing up to the challenge of a lifetime as he prepares to trek through…
READ FULL STORYNew arts idea may be poetry in motion
Poets are being invited to submit work that will go on display in Shetland’s public toilets in a new “Bards in the Bog” project. Of…
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