NEARLY £300,000 in grant money has been approved by councillors for three local projects through the recently established Crown Estate Fund.
At a meeting of the full council on Wednesday elected members approved a grant of up to £100,000 to the local authorityâs childrenâs services department to establish a youth voice forum.
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This would allow Shetlandâs young people to discuss issues affecting them with councillors and other public organisations, and âensure young peopleâs rights and participation are embedded on a local levelâ.
The idea was warmly welcomed by councillors, but Shetland Central members Moraig Lyall and Ian Scott expressed some reservation over plans to remunerate participants.
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