A MOTION is to go in front of councillors next week calling on Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) to pause plans to centralise air traffic control in Inverness so it can give "proper consideration" to a recent islands impact assessment on the controversial project. The.
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THE REVAMPED Toft pier could be ready to be reopened by the end of the April, a meeting heard.
Members of Shetland Islands Councilâs harbour board heard on Thursday that progress on the project has been good despite the recent cold spell causing problems with concrete work.
The work is being led by Devon-based contractor Teignmouth Marine Services, with the project â which hopes to attract more boats to Toft â having a budget of nearly £3.5 million.
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It has suffered delays due to the coronavirus pandemic and the weather.
A total of £1 million is being covered by grant money from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).
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SHETLAND Islands Councilâs housing investment plan for the next five years is ânot a programme for centralisationâ, despite much of the accommodation being planned for Lerwick.
That was the view of the councilâs housing manager Anita Jamieson at a meeting of the local authorityâs development committee on Tuesday.
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The councilâs strategic housing investment plan looks ahead to how new housing will be supplied in the isles, and it is refreshed on an annual basis.
The latest incarnation of the plan was approved by members of the development committee.
At their quarterly meeting, the Board of Trustees reappointed President Vincent Price to a second five-year term. Price took office in 2017 and is now in his fourth academic year as Duke’s president. His second term will begin July 1, 2022.
GAPS in the health and safety team at Shetland Islands Council were put under the microscope at the local authority’s audit committee on Tuesday morning. Some councillors were disappointed to learn that a health and safety officer was not replaced after they left the council.