SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) has issued firework safety advice ahead of Bonfire Night next month. The council advised people to buy only from licensed retailers, either in-store or online, and reminded them it is illegal to buy fireworks (other than sparklers or indoor fireworks) for people under 18. Read more Shetland News …
A NUMBER of local schools are likely to close for a few days later in September due to strike action by non-teaching staff. Local government union Unison announced earlier on Thursday that schools in 24 council areas, including Shetland, will be affected by industrial action over a three consecutive days from 26 to 28 September. Read more Shetland News …
DELEGATES from across the Nordic region are set to travel to Shetland next month for a meeting of the net zero islands network. The two day event on 16/17 May is organised by the Scottish Government, and is a chance for Shetland Islands Council (SIC) to showcase its Orion clean energy project. Read more Shetland News …
MORE details have become available about the proposed revamp of the Grutness ferry terminal in the South Mainland as Shetland Islands Council seeks planning permission for the project. Read more Shetland News …
SHETLAND’s council tax rise of 4.5 per cent is among the lowest in Scotland, according to chief executive Maggie Sandison. A rise of 10 per cent, for example, has now been approved in Orkney, while Western Isles council will increase its fee by five per cent – the same as Aberdeen. Some other local authorities […] Shetland News …
COUNCIL tax and housing rent in Shetland is set to rise by 4.5 per cent in the next financial year. The decision was made at a meeting of the full Shetland Islands Council (SIC) on Wednesday. It comes at a time when SIC grapples with significant budget challenges for 2023/24, with changes to services likely […] Shetland News …
A PUBLIC meeting has been called in Voe later in the week to discuss local road safety issues along the busy A970 which cuts right through the North Mainland village. Local residents, as well as North Mainland Labour councillor Tom Morton, met with a team from Shetland Islands Council on Friday morning to walk along […] Shetland News …
A COUNCILLOR says he believes parts of a document released by the SIC listing some of the options due to be considered in the upcoming budget setting process “read like scaremongering”. Tom Morton, who is a Labour councillor for Shetland North, also said introducing a public survey following a series of private councillor seminars “flies […] Shetland News …
SHETLAND Islands Council’s education and families committee has voiced its disagreement with a recommendation not to press ahead with a proposal to realign the criteria for free school meals amid budget worries. No final decision was made at Tuesday’s meeting, however, as the matter will now go to the policy and resources committee and full […] Shetland News …
COUNCILLORS and senior officials will continue to crunch numbers over the festive period following a proposed local government funding settlement that could lead to a further reduction in services. At 4.3 per cent, Shetland Islands Council has received the lowest cash increase of all 32 Scottish local authorities to run its services. As part of […] Shetland News …