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 …
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 …
SCOTTISH finance secretary John Swinney has confirmed that the revenue gap required to run Shetland’s inter-island ferries – estimated to be nearly £6 million – will be covered by the government. Shetland Islands Council runs ferry services to nine islands, carrying around 750,000 passengers every year on its 12 ferries. During the next financial year, […] 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 …
“THE SCALE of investment required to transition to a net zero community is challenging and we cannot do this alone.” That is the message from Shetland Islands Council leader Emma Macdonald following the publication of a Scottish Parliament committee report which called for greater support for local authorities in the push to net zero. On […] Shetland News …