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IT ALL sounds very high-tech: five wall mounted auto-track cameras, display screens, a webcasting system and 30 microphones. Behind all the technical equipment, though, is a new home for Shetland’s 22 - and soon to be 23 - councillors. On Wednesday (16 March) the former St...
SHETLAND West councillor Theo Smith has confirmed he will not be putting himself forward for re-election in May. He has served as a councillor for the ward for a decade. Smith said “if I were to complete another term, I would be in my mid-seventies”. He made the decision...
The freeze voted in by councillors did not include certain types of housing, SIC says
FORMER council leader Gary Robinson has announced his intention to stand in the local government election in May. The current chairman of NHS Shetland has long been tipped as a potential candidate for the new council. Robinson, who lost his westside seat in the 2017 election...
SENIOR councillor George Smith has confirmed he is not intending to stand in May’s local government election. He made the announcement as he chaired his final education and families committee on Monday. As he closed the meeting the Shetland South member praised the “day in,...