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There will be two by-elections to fill the SIC vacancies caused by the resignations of Lerwick South councillor Beatrice Wishart and Shetland Central member Mark Burgess. Five candidates have put their names forward for each ward, including former council political leader Gary Robinson and Labour... Read more...
Speeding drivers in Lerwick came under the spotlight at Monday's community council meeting. (more…) Read more...
In The Shetland Times this week... • Former SIC leader Gary Robinson takes top job at the health board. • Homes are ready for Syrian refugee families. • Body found in search for missing woman. • NHS Shetland in talks with Holyrood over 1.6 million budget blackhole. • Plus tw... Read more...
Former SIC political leader Gary Robinson, who lost his council seat at last month’s elections, is The Shetland Times’ new columnist. For his first article, published in last week's paper, we asked Mr Robinson to reflect on the achievements of the last council and to consider what challenges the... Read more...
SIC ELECTION – Ten new faces will be seen in the SIC's debating chamber over the next five years, with several of the first-time council candidates being given a vote of confidence by the electorate. (more…) Read more...
The Scottish government has backed down from its controversial plans to scrap the Highlands and Islands Enterprise board, following months of political arguments about the move. The SNP administration's economy secretary, Keith Brown, has announced to Holyrood that the board will not, after all, ... Read more...
A call for the council to be more open to public scrutiny was defeated by an overwhelming majority at a meeting this morning. (more…) Read more...
Shetland Islands Council is asking residents to discuss and prioritise how they would like to see £100,000 spent on local services. The council has been successful in applying to the Scottish government's Community Choices Fund for money to build on existing Participatory Budgeting (PB) work, to... Read more...
Following Wednesday’s announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer of an additional £350 million of funding for Scotland, the leaders of Shetland and Orkney Islands Councils have written to the Scottish government repeating their calls for further support for inter-island transport. SIC pol... Read more...
The wheels came off Scottish government's controversial plans to scrap the Highlands and Islands Enterprise board following a heavy Holyrood defeat. Members of all opposition parties united in demanding the SNP administration reconsider its proposals to establish a new management body to oversee ... Read more...