LEADER of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross has offered his congratulations to former Shetland Islands Council Malcolm Bell for his “dedicated service to his local community”. The opposition leader in the Scottish Parliament, who is an MSP for the Highlands and.
THE ST Ringan’s building in Lerwick could host its first full council meeting next month. Refurbishment work has been ongoing in the former church after Shetland Library moved back into its former home along the road last year. The building will be repurposed as the new.
THE ELECTED member who this week led the charge towards a council tax and housing rent freeze says he is “quite delighted” with how things panned out. Ian Scott, who represents the Shetland Central ward, said he was pleased the council is “prepared to help our folk -.
SHETLAND Islands Council (SIC) has insisted that it has no role in helping to facilitate change to the way Lerwick Up Helly Aa is celebrated and reiterated its view that the authority is not in breach of equality legislation by allowing the festival to use public sites around.