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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.
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WORK on a new residential care facility for young people in Tingwall is nearing completion.
The building will provide on-island accommodation which should reduce the number of folk who have to travel away from Shetland to receive the support they need.
Jordan Sutherland from the council’s children’s social work team told a meeting of the education and families committee on Monday following a question from Lerwick member Amanda Hawick that the local authority has reduced the number of young people placed off Shetland.
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The Tingwall facility will give the council four extra spaces, he said.