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Sound Primary School also closes early

10 December 2019

Wishart responds to UHA question, Cullivoe road drop-in event, Robinson’s latest NHS appointment, power cuts

5 December 2019

Baltasound school wins sport award, police kept busy in Lerwick, choral concerts, LPA retirements

4 December 2019

Bid to host 2023 Tall Ships given go-ahead

27 November 2019

A coat of arms featuring a horse and a unicorn standing beside a shield with a ship and waves. An ornate crown tops the shield, and a ribbon at the bottom reads “MED LOGUM SKAL LAND BYGGES.”.

Council reaffirms zero tolerance approach to violence against women in new policy

25 November 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

High level of skill

19 November 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Thank you for a fair election campaign

13 November 2019

•Election letters 2019

Polls open for council by-elections

7 November 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Major issues that need to be addressed

1 November 2019

•Election letters 2019

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Depopulation policy juggle

1 November 2019

Reduced service on Yell Sound

27 October 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

A responsibility they cannot shirk

28 October 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

A council seminar might do the trick

27 October 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Council has its hands tied behind its back on climate change

27 October 2019

•Election letters 2019

The amenity trust says a backlog of recycled glass will now be dealt with.

Glass heading south again after lease ends at recycling plant

25 October 2019

SIC puts Brexit preparation funding towards emergency planning

25 October 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Open letter to SIC: Call for a wind farms impact assessment on island communities

25 October 2019

Glowing reports for two social care services

24 October 2019

Recycling scheme to expand to businesses in November

24 October 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Open letter to SIC: Failure to act on climate change is no longer viable

24 October 2019

•Election letters 2019

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Urgent need for local energy strategy

23 October 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Chatter in the chamber but no clear direction

23 October 2019

•Election letters 2019

Lerwick power station is set to produce electricity well into the next decade.

Anxious wait for Ofgem decision following CfD setback

14 October 2019

Petition calls on SIC to declare climate emergency

3 October 2019

Council to revise carbon plan targets

23 September 2019

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Slow in declaring a climate emergency

18 September 2019

Council slow in responding to climate change

17 September 2019

Council starts work on improvement plan for Sandwick school after poor report

17 September 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Flawed tunnel report

17 September 2019

Contractors start work on Toft Pier

12 September 2019

Commission seeks views on electoral changes

Number of councillors set to increase to 23 representing eight wards

10 September 2019

Wishart’s resignation triggers Lerwick by-election

9 September 2019

Depute leader calls on women to stand for political office

4 September 2019

Pupils call on council to take climate action

2 September 2019

A coat of arms featuring a horse and a unicorn standing beside a shield with a ship and waves. An ornate crown tops the shield, and a ribbon at the bottom reads “MED LOGUM SKAL LAND BYGGES.”.

Nesting school report welcomed

2 September 2019

Sn letters - letter at Shetlandnews.

Dubious claims and cost estimates

22 August 2019

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If councillors had objected…

14 August 2019

UHA campaigners at loggerheads with council again

18 July 2019

SIC Education and Families Committee Chair George Smith.

Service redesign ’driven by continued reduction in funding’

4 July 2019

New social houses a priority as only 16 built last year

Brexit will delay other projects

1 July 2019

The aerial approach to Tingwall Airport from the south. Photo: Peter Scott

Socio-economic benefits of keeping Tingwall Airport open ‘overwhelming’

20 June 2019

Old library refurbishment to go ahead

11 June 2019

Macdonald replaces Smith as planning committee chair

11 June 2019

Bruce Hostel greenery set to mark Peace Day

11 June 2019

Shetland Boat Week programme, RET transparency, leadership matters workshops, full service on Yell Sound

11 June 2019

SIC to discuss impact of Clair oil field negotiations

10 June 2019

Theo Smith said the pier at Walls was an example of how important council infrastructure could be to the seafood industry's ability to thrive.

Smith steps down from planning committee

10 June 2019

Hermaness path to be upgraded to cope with rising visitor numbers

Rural tourism infrastructure fund awards £300,000

6 June 2019

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