Climate / Hydrogen – a future for the isles beyond petroleum?Shetland Islands Council is choosing the ‘industrial’ approach to tackle the climate emergency
Council / Planning service cut back to allow staff to tackle backlog of applications
Council / Council looking to plug gaps in health and safety team, meeting hears
Letters / You couldna mak it up
Letters / Will islanders get a say in this matter?
Letters / Reminder of Cameron’s visit in 2014
Politics / UKIP told by councillor to get its facts right
Council / SIC chief welcomes anti-Viking group’s use of ombudsman
Business / New fund to support businesses not eligible for Covid funding
Community / Scale of fuel poverty compounded by Covid pandemic with little help in sight
Letters / Coronavirus – noted and filed by the council
Council / Council tax expected to be frozen next financial yearCouncillors are also to discuss the creation of a Covid-19 support fund to plug the holes in government schemes
Letters / Red herrings and rogue tankers
Council / Seafood industry demands action on tankers now
Coronavirus / NHS staff to receive £500 bonus this month
Education / Don’t cut spending in education to plug any Covid funding shortfall, councillor warns
Energy / Seafood industry expresses concern over oil tankers parked offshoreAllowing tankers to shelter so close inshore for weeks ‘flies in the face of common sense and hard-earned lessons,’ the industry says
Coronavirus / Parents open up about struggles of juggling homeschooling and work
Energy / Report on oil tankers sitting off coastline to go in front of councillors
Council / Ferry cash gives council significant rise in expected core funding for year ahead
Letters / A vast political con
Updated SNP government announces full inter-island ferry funding
News round-up / Swan funding, ferry timetable change, salmon export taskforce and Boris Johnson’s visit to Scotland
Health / Concerns in community over nursing provision, meeting hears
Council / Knab redevelopment project takes step forward after vote
Community / Councillors approve significant grants for six community projects
Council / Councillors request report on Viking Energy petition
Council / Wind farm petition to be considered by councillors on Wednesday
Council / Petition handed to council over wind farm constructionA second planning monitoring audit report, meanwhile, has been released
Council / Convener unhappy with Ethical Standards Commissioner’s stance
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