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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...