MORE councillors have supported the idea of using a little extra from the local authority’s reserves to tackle poverty in Shetland. South mainland member Robbie McGregor said “poverty in Shetland is an insidious thing”. Speaking at a meeting of the council’s audit committee on Wednesday, SNP member McGregor placed blame at the door of the […] Shetland News …
Councillor C Smith jumped before he was pushed. Then councillor M Burgess jumped before he was pushed. Then councillor S Leask jumped before he was pushed. Then councillor I Scott jumped before he was pushed. If you aren’t in the cabal within the council leadership, you are seen as either a threat, or at threat […] Shetland News …
EIGHTEEN breaches of social media policy have been identified by Shetland Islands Council on platforms including Snapchat and Facebook since it introduced guidance for staff. Eleven of these related to “communicating through social media outwith the requirements of codes of professional practice”. Six of the breaches stemmed from “accessing social media on a personal basis […] Shetland News …
SHETLAND’s sole SNP councillor says the isles should work in partnership with both his party and the Greens following their power sharing agreement. Robbie McGregor said he was “delighted” that a deal was struck. The agreement still needs to be ratified by members of the Scottish Green Party. The party will hold an extraordinary general […] Shetland News …
PLANS to refurbish the Whalsay ferry linkspan at Symbister have been pushed back until next year due to difficulties sourcing the necessary materials. Members of Shetland Islands Council’s harbour board heard on Wednesday that refurbishments at Vidlin and Skerries were carried out in April and May as planned. But work intended to go ahead in […] Shetland News …
Video time lapse: Courtesy of John Bateson WHILE the immediate threat of strike action at the port of Sullom Voe has been averted, it emerged this week that a lasting agreement on the award of long service payments to tug men has still to be negotiated. A statement by Unite issued ten days ago made […] Shetland News …
SHETLAND Islands Council chief executive Maggie Sandison says a new UK Government fund not listing the Highlands and Islands as a ‘priority area’ does not mean a recent bid for a new Fair Isle ferry is likely to fail. Earlier this month the council submitted a bid worth up to £25 million to the new […] Shetland News …
FIRE fighters are confident they have “broken the back” of an underground blaze at the Gremista landfill site and that the fire will be extinguished later tonight (Wednesday). At the height of the fire on Wednesday morning more than 40 fire fighters from across the Shetland mainland were deployed in tackling the blaze. Appliances from […] Shetland News …
SHETLAND’s opportunities to capitalise on the green energy revolution cannot be overstated, according to the team behind plans to create a £10 billion floating wind farm to the west of Shetland. Energy services entrepreneurs Dan Jackson and Mark Dixon of Cerulean Winds were in Shetland this week to start negotiations with stakeholders including Shetland Islands Council. […] Shetland News …
SHETLAND Islands Council and SSE Renewables are close to agreeing a decommissioning bond for the Viking Energy wind farm, confirmed to be in the region of £40 million. Both sides have confirmed that negotiations are at an advanced stage. Eyebrows were raised last year after construction work on the 103-turbine wind farm in the central […] Shetland News …