SHETLAND Islands Council has used new discretionary powers to more than double council tax rates for second homes to 200 per cent of standard rates. However, a proposal to also include long-term empty homes in the new policy was rejected and will now be taken forward in a more.
THE LOCAL construction industry says it is looking forward to an “open discussion” with Shetland Islands Council (SIC) in the new year. Speaking on behalf of the industry, DITT managing director Peter Tait said opportunities from forthcoming projects will be a topic on the.
A LOCAL councillor says he is “deeply ashamed” that figures show around one in seven children in Shetland live in poverty. Shetland South member Robbie McGregor said he found the figure “appalling” given the isles were “one of the richest places in Scotland”. He told.
A COUNCILLOR says he is getting “more and more concerned” about the volume of reports SIC staff are having to prepare for meetings. Robbie McGregor made the comment at Tuesday’s meeting of the full council amid concern over staff workload. It came after Lerwick South.
ACTION plans have been drawn up for two Shetland nurseries after inspection reports highlighted some areas of improvement. They are the Lerwick Early Learning and Childcare facility and the Whalsay nursery. Meanwhile no recommendations or requirements have been issued for the.