Commission tries to allay fears over job threat to senior council officials
The Accounts Commission has moved to allay the concerns of senior SIC officials fearful of losing their jobs in the fallout from the two-day public
READ FULL STORYThe Accounts Commission has moved to allay the concerns of senior SIC officials fearful of losing their jobs in the fallout from the two-day public
READ FULL STORYA man facing drugs charges was released on bail after appearing in private at Lerwick Sheriff Court today.
READ FULL STORYMy apologies but I am despairing at the lack of understanding in where you and your fellow councillors stand in terms of conflict of interest.
READ FULL STORYA Shetland-based ship will soon be on the scene of BP’s environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico to help in the latest attempts to
READ FULL STORYNew UK energy minister Chris Huhne is expected to visit Shetland later in the summer. He made the pledge following a meeting this week with
READ FULL STORYNHS Shetland is forecasting the loss of eight jobs over the next year as part of a nationwide squeeze on health budgets.
READ FULL STORYLocals and visitors – including Hamefarers – will be offered a full programme of music and activities at this year’s four-day Flavour of Shetland festival.
READ FULL STORYThe failure of a linkspan for ferries berthing at Toft in April cost around £100,000 to repair and the council is currently in discussion with
READ FULL STORYA controversial welfare benefit is causing huge “misery and distress” for hundreds of sick and disabled people locally, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).
READ FULL STORYPoet Christie Williamson from Yell and his publisher, the Shetland and Orkney Hansel Cooperative Press, were the joint winners with a Borders poet of the
READ FULL STORYDavid Clark was removed from his post as chief executive of Shetland Islands Council in February for an obscenely large amount of public money. Councillor
READ FULL STORYMen’s competitions at Dale Golf Course during May began with first the Fish Cup and then the Old Rock Trophy having to be postponed.
READ FULL STORYThe Shetland under-13 squad travelled to Dingwall at the weekend for what turned out to be a tough examination of their ability in the Highlands
READ FULL STORYWhite below: poems and stories from Shetland’s fishing industry. Hansel Cooperative Press. Although this book is full of fun, it has a serious sea background.
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