Councillor urges staff to take pay cut or working fewer hours to help minimise job losses
SIC staff should be encouraged to take a cut in pay or working hours to minimise the number of jobs the local authority has to
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Duncan unhappy at ‘leak’ on purchase of residential building
A councillor is calling on the SIC to put robust procedures in place to prevent confidential information being leaked into the public domain.
READ FULL STORYSafety at port of Sullom Voe ‘severely compromised’, warns ex-marine director
Council cutbacks in port operations at Sullom Voe are being blamed for eroding standards and making Shetland more vulnerable to an oil tanker disaster.
READ FULL STORYCause of fatal wartime explosion on aircraft carrier in Clyde finally revealed
A massive explosion on a Royal Navy aircraft carrier on 27th March 1943, in which Lerwick man George Bruce Irvine met his death along with
READ FULL STORYObituary: Tribute to Nessie, colleague and friend
For several generations of Shetland schoolchildren passing through the Anderson High School and the old Anderson Educational Institute there was one teacher feared by all
READ FULL STORYYoung musicians of Harris Playfair Big Band take audience on exciting journey
Fiddle Frenzy got off to a fine start on Sunday evening with a superb gig from Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham. Their musical relationship, honed
READ FULL STORYAnderson sets high benchmark with CD
In Passing, CD by The Donald Anderson Band. Produced by the band and Marvin Smith and marketed by Making Waves Records.
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The Old Rock 12.08.11
For months there have been rumblings of discontent among pilot boat men and tugmen at the port of Sullom Voe. Chief among the concerns raised
READ FULL STORYDull, cool, rainy – July figures show the hard facts of miserable summer 2011
Like summer so far, this July was very changeable. Cool spells with periods of rain and showers alternated with milder settled weather. Until the 5th
READ FULL STORYSpaekalation
Hogni Hoydal knows Shetland well. He is a Faroese politician who is one of the 33 members of the islands’ Parliament. He is leader of
READ FULL STORYTimes Past
The outcry over the Crown Estate Commissioner’s decision to introduce a £50 a tonne “commercial rent” on salmon farmers continued this week, with the SIC
READ FULL STORYLetter from Westminster
It is not yet fully three weeks since parliament broke for the summer recess. I remember speculating with a colleague as I cleared my desk
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