Council to offer £250,000 payoff to controversial chief executive
The council is to offer £250,000 to controversial chief executive David Clark in return for his leaving the post, The Shetland Times has learned.
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Oil giant Total set to win approval for £500 million gas plant at Sullom Voe
Oil company Total is set to get planning approval for its £500 million gas plant at Sullom Voe, helping clear the way for the sanctioning
READ FULL STORYFirst litter of pure-bred Shetland sheepdog puppies born in isles for 15 years
A litter of pure-bred Shetland sheepdog puppies has recently been born in the isles, the first for around 15 years.
READ FULL STORYPolice look again at Clark allegations in light of new evidence
Police are looking again at allegations that council chief executive David Clark verbally abused councillor Jonathan Wills in a phone call last September following the
READ FULL STORYSchoolgirl Zoe to receive kidney transplant from her mother Jill
Young badminton player Zoe Buchanan is to undergo a kidney transplant next month, with the replacement organ donated by her mother.
READ FULL STORYCross country athletes will tackle rough with the smooth at Dale
Getting around the golf course at Dale usually involves a fairly leisurely stroll, but that will all change when the first Shetland Cross Country athletics
READ FULL STORYGood win bolsters Yell league title ambitions
Yell A stayed in contention for the first division badminton title after a hard-fought win over Westside Bulls while in division two leaders Aith B
READ FULL STORYGlobetrotters continue winning ways as stubborn resistance from JBT ends
DITT Globetrotters had another convincing win in last week’s men’s volleyball league, this time against second-placed JBT, while in the other match Sandwick were eventually
READ FULL STORYSwancould be the next place to tickle your palate
Shetland’s sail training ship the Swan could soon be touting for business as a classy dinner venue or an unusual suite for executive functions.
READ FULL STORYCalls to resolve JHB issue
A speedy resolution is being sought to the planning wrangle over the proposed new housing development in Scalloway which is threatening the future of building
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 19.02.10
Councillors proved themselves capable this week of taking tough decisions for the future welfare of Shetland.
READ FULL STORYSteering Column
Volkswagen has whipped the wraps off the latest version of its top of the range 4×4, the Touareg. It’s said to be lighter, cleaner, more
READ FULL STORYLetter from Westminster
Many and varied are the things that you get asked to do when you are a parliamentarian. Over the last nine years I have written
READ FULL STORYTimes Past
My recent article in Off the Spike about women Guizer Jarls seems to have created a bit of interest and I have been told of
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