New chief executive wants to bring council into 21st century
A radical overhaul of the way Shetland Islands Council operates is required to satisfy the Accounts Commission that the beleaguered authority is capable of dealing
READ FULL STORYA radical overhaul of the way Shetland Islands Council operates is required to satisfy the Accounts Commission that the beleaguered authority is capable of dealing
READ FULL STORYThere was no sign today of the humpback whale was caught up in lobster ropes in Vidlin Voe yesterday.
READ FULL STORYSIC convener Sandy Cluness should stand down because he has been “largely responsible” for a series of errors that have brought the council into disrepute,
READ FULL STORYTalk of winter-time strike action by council workers in Shetland is growing as unions protest about the “draconian” three-year pay deal imposed by Cosla across
READ FULL STORYIt has been an integral part of island life for decades, but by the end of this month Shetland’s much-loved fish van will be a
READ FULL STORYHere’s a conundrum. What have David Cameron and Mick Jagger, plus famous cricketers Imran Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, Ian Chappell and Viv Richards, got in common
READ FULL STORYLocal runner Karl Simpson won gold at the eighth Atlantic Airways Torshavn half-marathon in Faroe on Sunday, four years since last winning the event in
READ FULL STORYClay shooters John Magnus Laurenson and Ross Work travelled to Faroe on the charter flight to compete in an Olympic Skeet (OSK) and Automatic Ball
READ FULL STORYWith isles whalers gearing up for possibly their final reunion this weekend, JIM TAIT went to meet one of the few remaining Shetland men who
READ FULL STORYIt is not like the SIC’s convener to put his weight behind an expensive project, is it? Spending an unspecified sum of money for a
READ FULL STORYA big thank you to the Fair Isle Primary School pupils. Last week they grilled me on what I do and why. A perfectly reasonable
READ FULL STORYA measuring device, invented by a Shetlander, has already proved of immense value to Scottish seine net fishermen. Jim Johnson of Norhavn, Muckle Roe, has
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