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Hopes for good engagement with community council consultation

THERE is a hope that a consultation on the boundaries Shetland’s community councils of will reach as many people as possible – amid concern from one elected member about potential “apathy” from the public. Shetland Islands Council (SIC) is to go out to consultation to...

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SIC preparing to consult on community council boundary changes

A CONSULTATION is likely to be held on whether there should be changes to Shetland’s network of community councils and their boundaries. One idea which has been floated is to reduce the number community councils from 18 to seven and mirror the Shetland Islands Council (SIC)...

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Around one quarter of ferry services posts were vacant at end of June

THERE were 35 full-time equivalent (FTE) posts vacant in Shetland Islands Council’s ferry operations department at the end of June. New figures show that this amounted to around one quarter of budgeted FTE posts in ferry operations. Meanwhile the council is expecting to spend...

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Council to lobby governments on tunnels funding at Shetland summit

The SIC has invited the UK and Scottish governments to attend crunch talks on tunnel funding – warning of a “material risk to lifeline services”.

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Drink driver was 'absolutely blootered' | The Shetland Times Ltd

An “absolutely blootered” drink driver who crashed his car has been fined £1,200.

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Drink drivers banned from the roads

TWO drink drivers were fined and disqualified when their cases called at Lerwick Sheriff Court on Wednesday. Nils Smith, of Stakkafletts, Fetlar was more than five times the legal limit when he collided with a fence on the A968 road near the Gunnister junction in Unst at around...

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Ferry terminal works postponed due to 'unforeseen delays'

Ferry terminal works have been postponed due to “unforeseen delays”.

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Big increase in fraud cases, linkspan replacement postponed, businesses shortlisted and more…

THE NUMBER of fraud cases reported to police in Shetland have doubled to 46 during the year to March 2023. Chief inspector Stuart Clemenson said the vast majority of these cases relate to scams and internet fraud. He said scammers have become very sophisticated and called once...

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The Syntax of Sedimentation: An Interview with Susan Tichy

Tracy Zeman interviews poet Susan Tichy, whose new book North | Rock | Edge: Shetland 2017/2019 "distills somatic observations down their bones."

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German pledges full restoration of decaying Scottish island landmark

German pledges full restoration of decaying Scottish island landmark
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