- Shetland Islands Council’s convener Andrea Manson has been banned as a company director for three-and-a-half years
- Her pub company owed more than £170,000 in unpaid taxes when it went into liquidation
- Manson’s co-director, Catherine Davies, was disqualified for the same period last year
The civic head of Shetland Islands Council has been banned as a director after her company went into liquidation owing more than £170,000 in tax.
Council convener Andrea Manson was one of two directors of the Mid Brae Inn Limited, which traded as a pub of the same name.
However, the company did not pay more than £110,000 in VAT and almost £60,000 in PAYE and National Insurance contributions between 2019 and 2023.
In this period, only…