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SHETLAND Islands Council says a planning appeal launched by a church after being denied consent for turning an ex-school building into a place of worship should be dismissed. The local authority has now responded to New Life Shetland’s appeal, saying the reason for the...

LOCAL church New Life Shetland has now appealed a council decision last year to refuse planning permission for its proposed conversion of a former school building. Pastor John Rollo said in appeal documents that the decision from Shetland Islands Council’s (SIC) planning...

“WE DO not and have never engaged in any form of conversion therapy.” That is the message from the pastor of the New Life Shetland John Rollo, who has sought to clarify the church’s stance amid a campaign against its plans to take on a former council building. He also said...

CONCERN over the level of detail around traffic management and parking has seen plans for turning a former Anderson High School building into a centre for a church turned down. New Life Shetland was denied change of use consent at a meeting of Shetland Islands Council’s...

Controversial plans to create a place of worship as part of the Knab redevelopment have been recommended for approval – despite facing strong opposition.

Campaigners urge New Life Shetland to suspend provision of counselling while NHS Shetland feels it was misrepresented in the church’s community asset application

THE CHURCH looking to take on a former school building in Lerwick says it has no reason to remove its asset transfer application after new concern was raised over its plans. Campaigners Peter Hamilton and Kerrie Meyer claimed documentation for the old Anderson High School...

James Patten, a defendant in the case of the $100 million NJ deli, is making money from a deal with another shell company.

New Life Shetland pastor says ‘we believe that the good news of Jesus Christ is for all people regardless of background, sexuality, race or religion’

A DECISION on turning the former science block at the old Anderson High School into a church building has been deferred to gain further clarity over future parking needs in the area. Members of Shetland Islands Council’s planning committee considered New Life Church’s change...