Chris Cope
Writer and Local Democracy Reporter at Shetland News
Shetland News writer/Local Democracy Reporter for Shetland. Also do some words for Prog magazine. If ever I have any views, they are entirely my own...
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2 days ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
THE EXPECTED cost of the new Cullivoe road project has risen to £13.3 million. A full business case will go in front of councillors on Tuesday which, if approved, would pave the way for construction to begin. The latest capital cost is now estimated at £13.3 million – up from the previous figure of £9.9 million. This reflects the cost estimated by the preferred bidder for the contract. Around £700,000 of this has already been spent on preparatory works such design and land purchase.
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4 days ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
NO decisions have been made yet on plans to electrify Rosebank oil field production via a cable from Shetland – with availability of power a key issue. However, speaking during a visit to Lerwick on Wednesday, officials from developer Equinor said electrifying production from shore power is still a major ambition.
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5 days ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
SCOTLAND’s natural heritage organisation has submitted an objection to plans for a large salmon farm in Yell Sound. NatureScot said Scottish Sea Farms’ (SSF) Fish Holm development could affect internationally important natural heritage interests. Because of its objection, if Shetland Islands Council intends to grant planning permission against this advice it must notify Scottish ministers. A spokesperson for SSF said the company was unable to comment on a live planning application.
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6 days ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
THE VALUE of ‘bad debt’ from the last financial year being written off by Shetland Islands Council (SIC) has increased to nearly £280,000. However this was only 0.27 per cent of the £101.52 million the SIC invoiced for in 2024/25 in areas such as housing rent, council tax and non-domestic rates. A report presented to councillors on the SIC’s policy and resources committee on Monday highlighted how £170,877 was written off in 2024/25 in sales.
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6 days ago |
shetnews.co.uk | Chris Cope
PARTS of the UHI campus building in Lerwick – which could be vacated in the coming years – have been earmarked as a possible new home for the local museum store. The museum store is currently located in a building near to the marts on the outskirts of Lerwick, but it has been running out of space. The store has housed many thousands of artefacts and items that are not on display in Shetland since opening in 1998.
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