Remuneration report goes in front of councillors – but pay only one barrier to people standing for election

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A large, rectangular conference table with black chairs and individual monitors displaying a crest, located in a well-lit room with several wall-mounted screens and a stained glass window in the background.

Remuneration report goes in front of councillors – but pay only one barrier to people standing for election

26 March 2025

•Council

Revised community council scheme approved but change to minimum age draws debate

25 March 2025

•Council

An elderly woman wearing a sash and tiara sits beside a man in a suit, celebrating her 100th birthday with a decorated cake and a card featuring a couple.

Charlotte celebrates her 100th birthday

23 March 2025

•News

Report on councillors’ pay increases to go in front of elected members

21 March 2025

•Council

Lerwick's Commercial Street. Photo: Shetland News

Tourism sector invited to give views on potential visitor levy

19 March 2025

•Council

SIC seeking views on use of phones in schools

18 March 2025

•Education

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Pay gap between men and women at SIC reduces further

17 March 2025

•Council

Landfill extension project could cost £6.6m

13 March 2025

•Council

A green and black traditional sailing boat with brown sails, labeled LK 243, floats on calm waters with a few people onboard and land in the distant background.

Tingwall Hall, Whalsay pitch and Swan to benefit from funding

12 March 2025

•Council

A stone stairway leading up to a stone wall.

Public invited to comment on proposals for three conservation areas

10 March 2025

•Council

Council under investigation by data regulator for Hill breach

6 March 2025

•Council

Glamping pod in Lerwick given green light despite neighbours’ objections

6 March 2025

•Council

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Close-up of the white line on synthetic green grass of a sports field, possibly a soccer or football field, with the blurred background.

Active Schools ‘concern was wrong’, councillor admits

6 March 2025

•Sport

A large blue and white boat named "Dunter" is docked at a pier on a cloudy day.

Bill for stand-in tug after Dunter damage reached more than £300k

5 March 2025

•Marine

A ferry named "Fivla Lerwick" is docked at a harbor with land visible in the background. The ferry's hull is blue and white with red accents.

Council exploring building two new ferries with £10m government grant

4 March 2025

•Transport

A road sign indicating a 20 mph speed limit zone on a cloudy day, with houses, hills, and a body of water in the background.

Signs going up for new 20mph zones in Lerwick

3 March 2025

•Council

Inspection reports go in front of education and families committee councillors

Reassurance was given that any recommendations for improvement are being worked on

3 March 2025

•Council

‘Significant duplication’ across some SIC meetings, auditors say

2 March 2025

•Council

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Council confirms Hill data breach but says financial information not leaked

28 February 2025

•Council

Harbour infrastructure contract awarded for Fair Isle ferry project

The contract, for work in Fair Isle and Grutness, is worth more than £30 million

28 February 2025

•Council

Aerial view of a coastal town with residential buildings, a cemetery, green spaces, and large construction areas near the shoreline and harbor.

Contract awarded for Knab redevelopment infrastructure work

28 February 2025

•Council

Cullivoe road tendering process will have to start over after ‘anomalies’ identified

27 February 2025

•Council

Suspected data breach puts list of council tax debtors in hands of Stuart Hill

Shetland Islands Council is investigating the breach, with up to 130 people affected

27 February 2025

•News

A woman with long dark hair smiles, dressed in a coral jacket outdoors with a leafy background.

‘Multitude of reasons’ behind rise in ASN numbers, meeting hears

26 February 2025

•Education

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Council tax to rise by ten per cent

25 February 2025

•Council

National insurance changes could cost SIC an extra £2m

Funding will be available to councils to offset the rise – but it will not fully cover the cost

20 February 2025

•Council

A ferry carrying vehicles and passengers departs from a pier, leaving a wake in calm water, with grassy hills and scattered houses in the background.

Public transport fares likely to be frozen for year ahead

20 February 2025

•Transport

‘Utterly ridiculous’ that SIC is still waiting for marine plan to be adopted, councillor says

20 February 2025

•Marine

The affordable housing development at Quoys.

‘Real risk’ large part of reinstated housing funding goes to more urban areas

19 February 2025

•Housing

Council confident £500k grant will not be withdrawn if 3G pitch overruns June deadline

19 February 2025

•Council

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A large cruise ship docked at a port with buildings and smaller boats nearby. Green hills and a village are visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

SIC making efforts to attract cruise business to its ports

19 February 2025

•Marine

A conference room with a long wooden table and multiple chairs. Microphones are set up at each seat. A video conference is displayed on a wall-mounted screen.

Education budget approved but more concern over ‘unsustainable’ use of reserves

18 February 2025

•Council

Small passenger and vehicle ferry named Good Shepherd IV, Lerwick, sails across calm water near a grassy shoreline.

Fair Isle ferry funding now moving in SIC’s direction

18 February 2025

•Marine

The Grodians scheme, next to the Baptist Church at Quoys, is one of two Richard Gibson Architects schemes to feature in a national exhibition. Photo courtesy of Hjaltland Housing Association

Council survey asks businesses if lack of housing is affecting ability to recruit staff

18 February 2025

•Council

Lack of ferry and flight capacity could be behind rise in unauthorised school holidays, meeting hears

17 February 2025

•Council

Council tax could rise by five per cent

14 February 2025

•Council

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An elderly woman sits in a chair holding a card, next to a man in a formal uniform. Birthday decorations and a balloon surround them.

Edith celebrates 100 years with card from Royal Family

13 February 2025

•Community

The front of the Sella Ness accommodation block.

Sella Ness accommodation block given ten-year planning extension

13 February 2025

•Business

Spacious kitchen with wooden flooring, white cabinets, and matching countertops. Equipped with a sink, dishwasher, fridge, microwave, and a wall clock above a wooden door.

Hostel kitchen revamped thanks to funds left in man’s estate

12 February 2025

•Council

Wind turbines in the scottish highlands.

Councillors approve principles for community benefit negotiations

The principles cover onshore and offshore wind projects as well as hydrogen and carbon capture

10 February 2025

•Council

Flag flying atop a stone clock tower, with tree branches in the foreground and a clear sky.

Tributes paid to three late former councillors

10 February 2025

•Council

A group of large wind turbines stands on a grassy hill under a cloudy sky.

Council encouraged to lobby for much improved community benefit from renewable energy projects

6 February 2025

•Energy

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A black and white sign on the side of a road.

Community council objects to ‘pointless’ 50mph Levenwick limit – with road redesign their priority

6 February 2025

•Transport

A blue and white ferry is docked at a rocky pier, with a small road leading to the vessel. The background features a cloudy sky and a hilly landscape.

Extra £10m connectivity funding could go towards improving ferry resilience

2 February 2025

•Transport

Money wasted on ‘ill-fated’ national care service bill, council leader says

26 January 2025

•Council

Hall ‘so grateful’ after landslide by-election win

24 January 2025

•Election

A woman with shoulder-length hair and a man wearing a knit hat, both smiling in separate photos placed side by side.

Shetland North by-election: what do the candidates think?

Natasha Cornick and Andrew Hall will be the names on the ballot paper in the Shetland North by-election when voting takes place on Thursday

21 January 2025

•Election

Electric buses to be trialled around Shetland

21 January 2025

•Council

Remuneration report goes in front of councillors – but pay only one barrier to people standing for election

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