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NOMINATIONS have opened for not only the Shetland West council by-election but also for community council elections too. The Shetland West by-election, triggered by the resignation of John Leask, will take place on 17 November. Meanwhile members will be elected to Shetland’s...

NORTH Isles member Robert Thomson has been appointed as the new chair of Shetland Islands Council’s harbour board. The position became vacant after Shetland West member John Leask resigned from the council. Thomson - who came a comfortable first in a North Isles by-election in...

A FORMER SIC leader has suggested having less councillors in Shetland - but paying them more - could end up being better for local democracy. Steven Coutts led the council from 2018 to earlier this year, when he stepped down at the May elections to take up a new job as the chief...

Meyer Averbuch, co-founder of one of Scotland’s oldest electronics and engineering companies, has died. He had just turned 88.

A BY-election will be held in the Shetland West ward on 17 November following the resignation of a councillor. John Leask, who was only elected in May, confirmed last month he would be standing down due to changes in the work pattern of his other job. Shetland Islands Council...

ANOTHER by-election looms after a Shetland West councillor decided to step down from his role due to changes in the work pattern of his other job. John Leask was elected in the west ward in May alongside Liz Peterson. But he has now written to the council’s legal chief to...

A PLANNING refusal for an extension to a house in Maywick has been overturned by councillors. The planning service had previously ruled that the house, which is located close to the Maywick beach, would have a “significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the...

A cottage extension to make space for a family of six has been given the go ahead after committee members overturned planning officers’ refusal.

THE NEW chairman of Shetland Islands Council’s development committee said he is “delighted” to land the role. Business owner Dennis Leask was appointed to the position at a meeting of the full council on Monday – less than three weeks after being elected for the first...

HISTORY was made this morning (Monday) after Shetland Islands Council appointed its first female leader and convener. The top jobs went to Emma Macdonald and Andrea Manson respectively, who both represent Shetland North. They were appointed following votes at what was the first...