New council boss wants ‘go-getter’ spirit
By NEIL RIDDELL The son of 1970s council chief executive Ian Clark has been chosen as the successor to Morgan Goodlad as the top official…
READ FULL STORYBy NEIL RIDDELL The son of 1970s council chief executive Ian Clark has been chosen as the successor to Morgan Goodlad as the top official…
READ FULL STORYIan Clark, whose son is to take up the reins as SIC chief executive early next month, first moved to the isles as a young…
READ FULL STORYBy JOHN ROBERTSON Shetland could earn £37 million a year from its proposed giant windfarm, according to revised figures in Viking Energy’s planning application, lodged…
READ FULL STORYViking Energy lodging its planning application on Wednesday was somewhat overshadowed by the opening the same day of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm in the…
READ FULL STORYBy JOHN ROBERTSON The windfarm could take more than half its lifespan to pay back the carbon pollution it causes if more peat bog becomes…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR The council has laid itself open to an appeal after a last ditch attempt to move a controversial abattoir and meat processing…
READ FULL STORYBy LOUISE THOMASON The world of science and technology was opened up to school children this week with an exhibition at Clickimin designed to allow…
READ FULL STORYAn improved pay offer for council workers has been given the green light by councillors, following strong support from union members. Councillors endorsed the single…
READ FULL STORYThe new Anderson High School will be funded through a leaseback deal with the charitable trust rather than from the council’s own reserves. The deal…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR Isles MSP Tavish Scott has distanced himself from national media claims that he has been milking the expenses system at Holyrood. The…
READ FULL STORYBy RYAN TAYLOR Changes are being made to the layout of the planned network of CCTV cameras scheduled to appear in Lerwick’s town centre, amid…
READ FULL STORYStrong home-grown industries are vital in times of global economic downturn, especially for remote rural communities. That is the view of Seafish, the authority on…
READ FULL STORYAs far as Lerwick harbour is concerned, summer is definitely here. Along with the usual comings and goings in the harbour this week were 10…
READ FULL STORYApologies to those who looked for Fram arriving at 6am last Saturday – it should have read 6pm. However, due to gale force eight south-easterly…
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