Mr. Biggins Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Most Local Authorities South that went down the 'fortnightly collection' route only did so to bump up their recycling rates, because it effectively made recycling mandatory - if you wanted to get rid of ALL your rubbish, you had to recycle. Now that there's no govt. financial incentive for high recycling they're all backtracking. Besides, up here there's a Waste-to-Energy plant that needs all the rubbish it can get. Can't see a fortnightly collection happening.The recycling effort, and the composting, only really affects the domestic collection...there's still the collection from commercial premises too. It's a wonder the Council don't put their collection statistics online... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Councils south are getting pressured into weekly collections again by Pickles, though I do not see how £200 million bribe will pay for it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Changing the rubbish collection is like many of the strange ideas that seem to crop up all the time (like turning off streetlights etc) - how long any individual can "last" without a collection is irrelevant - it all has to be collected and the routes are carefully planned and constantly changed so that the essey kert is full at the end. If they were to do it fortnightly it would take twice as long with half that time as overtime! Not much of a saving! - but some people would *think* there was because they would only see the essey kert half as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getaba1110 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 From Shetland News...see link... http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/6142-watchdog-praises-improving-sic SHETLAND Islands Council has been given the seal of approval from The Accounts Commission two years after a damning report following an embarrassing public hearing into its affairs. However the public finance watchdog warns that Scotland’s wealthiest local authority faces a tough future as it tries to cut spending by around 20 per cent over two years. Is this really going to be achieved...if so, it’s going to get very though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgonzola Butt-cheese Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 http://info.moneyweek.com/urgent-bulletins/the-end-of-britain maybe all this saving will never be enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I was believing it until I got to the commercial at the bottom. Nothing like a good scare story to sell your magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I was believing it until I got to the commercial at the bottom. Nothing like a good scare story to sell your magazine. Might be a bit of a scare story but, have you tried ignoring the adverts? After all, they do want to sell their magazine. Personally, I think that a lot of their ideas are quite credible. Governments will always sacrifice the general population in order to maintain some kind of control. It's for your own good you know. PS; my money is under the mattress.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgonzola Butt-cheese Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-27947278.html One less expense for the cooncil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speccy Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Mmm... A full range of schooling 'up to A level'. Not sure this in the School depts spending plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Someone (poosibly the same person?) tried to sell it in 2010 for £250,000. http://www.shetlink.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owre-weel Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Glad to see that this council has some backbone and have agreed a number of cuts which paves the way to a future balanced budget. These decisions have not been easy and although there are some I don't agree with, it was fine to see them, pretty much all, reading from the same book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staney Dale Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 I agree, Owre Weel. God knows how much time and money was wasted on 52 reviews after last year's shambles. Might not agree with it all, but we wouldn't have had to do so much if we 'd kept the reserves up earlier. Strange they came nearest to saving Community councils, which just hand out pretty frivolous grants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUCK NORR1S Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Didn't see much regarding Community Care, maybe I've missed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 To some, small grants can make a big difference in the the right hands, it may be time to re-think how things are done more locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Didn't see much regarding Community Care, maybe I've missed it? The Community Care budget was discussed earlier. You can read the report here. http://www.shetland.gov.uk/coins/viewDoc.asp?c=e%97%9Dc%93n%81%90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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