Finance chief warns of ‘big challenge’ in meeting single status agreement costs
By NEIL RIDDELL Shetland Islands Council has agreed to freeze council tax rates and has set a projected revenue spend of £104.3 million for the…
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Hunt gets going for new council chief
The hunt is under way for a new £97,000-a-year SIC chief executive to replace Morgan Goodlad who leaves at the end of May. The use…
READ FULL STORYStudy to explore food and business park
By RYAN TAYLOR Work has begun on trying to establish a new food and business park in Lerwick, it emerged this week. Inverness-based chartered surveyor…
READ FULL STORYUgly camera poles may have to go
By RYAN TAYLOR A revolt against three large, unslightly black poles designed to hold some of the cameras in Lerwick’s CCTV system may lead to…
READ FULL STORYCLAN fundraising amazes Aberdeen-based organisers
Funds in the CLAN 1,2,3 appeal now stand at £210,000, it was disclosed this week. Shetland’s fundraising efforts, which have pulled in around £1,000 per…
READ FULL STORYShort shrift for Wills’ attempt to halt school plan
A second attempt in six days by councillor Jonathan Wills to halt the submission of a planning application for the £49 million new Anderson High…
READ FULL STORYHjaltland gets her turn on slip after newly-painted sister returns to sea
A coat of “cutting edge anti-fouling paint” was among improvements the NorthLink ferry Hrossey underwent during her recent spell at dry-dock in Fredericia, Denmark. The…
READ FULL STORYSummer North Sea races already attracting interest
Yachting crews around the North Sea are already turning their attention to Shetland in record numbers as two challenging events include Lerwick as a port-of-call…
READ FULL STORYHendra in town
The Whalsay inter-island ferry arrived for a spot of work in Lerwick during an otherwise quiet spell for the harbour. The Hendra came in to…
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A small increase in both vessels and tonnage in Lerwick’s harbour was announced at Lerwick Port Authority’s monthly meeting on Tuesday. According to the harbourmaster’s…
READ FULL STORYPlenty of whitefish
The fishmarket in Lerwick has been busting at the seams with full markets nearly every day over the past week. A spokesman for LHD said…
READ FULL STORYBetsy and Mina: proof that isles wind power is a success story
By JIM TAIT While Viking Energy’s proposed windfarm in the central Mainland has divided the community and generated bitter debate, Shetland’s original commercial wind turbines…
READ FULL STORYMonitoring group for Viking
An environmental monitoring group is being set up for the proposed Viking Energy wind farm which will play a similar role to the advisory group…
READ FULL STORYAmenity trust to close down fly-tips across isles with cash award
By ROSALIND GRIFFITHS Shetland Amenity Trust has been granted national funding to clear and close 11 illegal fly-tip sites throughout Shetland from Scousburgh in the…
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