More warnings that ‘difficult decisions’ will be needed to tackle SIC’s ‘unsustainable’ spend

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.

More warnings that ‘difficult decisions’ will be needed to tackle SIC’s ‘unsustainable’ spend

11 November 2025

•Council

Aith ASN hub plans still on pause after ‘significant concerns’ raised

Lessons learned investigation set to be concluded this month

11 November 2025

•Council

Modern, two-story building with wood and glass exterior, gray roof, and large windows, surrounded by green grass and trees on a sunny day.

Audit of SIC accounts highlights £2.4m property overvaluation error

11 November 2025

•Council

A ferry labeled "ORKNEY FERRY" sails between two rocky cliffs on calm water under a cloudy sky.

SIC takes in nearly £40k from cruise visits this year – with Fair Isle the busiest harbour

10 November 2025

•Council

A caucasian woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a navy blazer and floral blouse, smiles gently, sitting in an office with blinds and plants in the background.

SIC to look at changes to management structure

7 November 2025

•Council

Council to hold drop-in events asking public for views on future services

6 November 2025

•Council

A construction site by the sea shows heavy machinery, building materials, and barriers with waves breaking over a partially built seawall.

Storm causes damage to Grutness Pier

28 October 2025

•Council

COSLA manifesto given warm welcome from council leader

27 October 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.

Bressay runs cancelled due to crew sickness

23 October 2025

•Council

Single-story white building with a gray roof, large blue-framed windows and doors, a blue accessibility ramp, and a stone retaining wall in front.

Glowing inspection report for Lerwick care home

13 October 2025

•Council

Grid connection uncertainty slows SIC’s transition from fossil fuel vehicles

10 October 2025

•Council

Mobile phone ban would be ‘excessive’, AHS student council says

9 October 2025

•Education

Three modern yellow houses under construction, with building materials, fencing, and debris visible in the foreground along a curved street.

SIC mid-market rent project aims to increase access to affordable housing

A new arms-length external organisation is set to buy six new homes in Lerwick

7 October 2025

•Housing

Woman with blonde hair wearing a grey blazer and black shirt, smiling and showing braces on her teeth, against a plain background.

SIC announces preferred candidate for new chief education officer post

6 October 2025

•Education

SIC to register concern with government over cod quota proposals

6 October 2025

•Marine

Motion on SIC investments linked to Israel government passed in council chamber

6 October 2025

•Council

Council planning to hold community engagement drop-in events

2 October 2025

•Council

Map showing a bus layby and link path with surrounding roads, houses, fields, and contour lines indicated.

Another path planned for Gulberwick

2 October 2025

•Council

A car ferry with its ramp lowered is docked at a pier, ready to load vehicles. Water and a rocky shoreline are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Papa Stour linkspan works postponed until next year

1 October 2025

•Council

Local whitefish boat Tranquility fishing off Shetland. Photo: Ivan Reid

Councillors call on SIC to intervene over cod quota cuts

Mackerel reductions also strongly criticised by local industry

30 September 2025

•News

Armitage calls for council to pull investments out of Israel

He criticises ‘undemocratic’ decision not to allow emergency motion to be heard by councillors

30 September 2025

•Council

Sullom Voe harbour will never be ‘loss maker’ for SIC, chief executive says

26 September 2025

•Council

Wind turbines in the scottish highlands.

Councillors send back energy strategy again after more concerns raised

‘Nothing we can do to stop’ major developments, Ian Scott says

25 September 2025

•Council

Five hands with different skin tones overlapping in the center, each outlined in a different bright color, against a light background.

Council to host ASN transition events

25 September 2025

•Council

Yell Sound picked for tunnel modelling as project reaches ‘key phase’

23 September 2025

•Transport

Land sales boost SIC’s emissions reduction figure

17 September 2025

•Climate

The Kalmar arriving at Holmsgarth 4 - Photo: Mark Berry

Suggestion that barges could be needed to help meet future projects’ accommodation needs

16 September 2025

•Energy

Tourist tax ‘not the answer’ as councillors decide against adopting levy

15 September 2025

•Council

A modern, medium-sized research vessel with a blue hull and white superstructure sails on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Councillors happy to support initial business case for £11.7m relief ferry

15 September 2025

•Transport

Councillor believes parking in Lerwick has become a ‘free for all’

12 September 2025

•Transport

Three people stand indoors next to a Warmworks banner promoting affordable home warmth, with balloons and informational displays in the background.

Company opens Lerwick base ahead of energy efficiency and insulation works

12 September 2025

•Council

A blue utility vessel with an orange crane on deck sails on the open sea under a partly cloudy sky.

First look at new Fair Isle ferry

11 September 2025

•Transport

A wide, empty road with parked vans on the right, stone buildings on the left, overcast sky, and a few distant pedestrians and cars.

Plans for more traffic calming measures in Lerwick move forward

11 September 2025

•Council

A narrow street lined with stone buildings and a lamp post.

Call made for lanes site to be sold on as update presented to councillors

11 September 2025

•Council

Three Atlantic puffins with black and white plumage and orange beaks stand on a mossy rock against a clear blue sky.

SIC report advises against introduction of visitor levy

10 September 2025

•Council

Council urged to upgrade ‘creaking’ ferry booking system

8 September 2025

•Transport

The exterior of a Royal Bank of Scotland branch, showing the entrance and several large street-facing windows.

Planning round-up 1 September

1 September 2025

•Council

Premises licence approved for bird observatory as ‘new chapter’ unfolds in Fair Isle

27 August 2025

•Council

SIC has lowest borrowing debt of all Scottish local authorities, figures suggest

27 August 2025

•Council

‘Lessons learned’ exercise launched after council’s data breach

24 August 2025

•Council

Calls made for more financial training for councillors

22 August 2025

•Council

Four types of plastic containers—two tubs, one pot, and one tray—are displayed with a message about recycling them with plastic bottles in Shetland.

Yoghurt pots and butter tubs added to council’s plastic recycling collection

13 August 2025

•Council

Two swimmers in a pool compete in a breaststroke race, both wearing swim caps with a blue and white flag design.

Council motion shows support for isles hosting Island Games in future

12 August 2025

•Sport

A ‘fair share’? Differing views on Scatsta community benefit agreement

8 August 2025

•Energy

Recruitment ‘one of our biggest challenges’, SIC leader says

8 August 2025

•Council

A calm lake reflecting the cloudy sky, surrounded by a barren, rocky landscape with sparse vegetation and distant hills.

Scatsta hydrogen lease and community benefit details revealed

The council will receive just over £1m in rent annually, and the project will pay out around £2m a year in community benefit

6 August 2025

•Energy

A construction worker in high-visibility clothing uses a GPS surveying instrument on a gravel site with buildings and grassy fields in the background under a clear sky.

Battery park construction, church anniversary, NHS review and more…

30 July 2025

•Also in the news

Shetland bucking the school crossing patrol trend

28 July 2025

•Education

More warnings that ‘difficult decisions’ will be needed to tackle SIC’s ‘unsustainable’ spend

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