U-turn on new Brae school would be costly ’embarrassment’, councillor warns
A report from investment consultants cost £9,500 plus VAT, council meeting papers said
The Shetland Islands Regional Marine Plan is the first of its kind in Scotland
Local authority organisation COSLA says the chief executive salary structure has not been reviewed for nearly 25 years
- Senior councillors acknowledge public perception that business is done behind closed doors
- Briefing papers from seminars to be published from next year onwards
- Call for more meetings to be held in public
Availability and time constraints have been suggested as reasons why the figures appear to be low
A new arms-length external organisation is set to buy six new homes in Lerwick
In this ViewPoint contribution, former parliamentary candidate, former councillor and trustee of Shetland Charitable Trust, journalist and book author Dr Jonathan Wills, offers a lesson in recent local history and in dealing with large energy corporations
Council chief executive responds to latest round of large energy project announcements
