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Tresta resident Debra Nicolson has been selected by the Scottish Greens as the party's candidate in the upcoming Shetland by-election. The party believes she is "a well-known local face who understands the day-to-day issues that impact people across the constituency". Scottish Green counci... Read more...
The final exhibition in the ShetlandMade summer programme at Weisdale Mill's Bonhoga Gallery will open on Saturday. Celebrating local contemporary craft and its role in Shetland's culture and economy, the main gallery will host the work of some of Shetland's most popular and talented practitioner... Read more...
SIC deputy convener Beatrice Wishart has been announced as the Libertal Democrat candidate in the forthcoming Scottish by-election for the Shetland seat. The Lerwick woman was confirmed following a meeting of the local party branch on Saturday evening. She will be bidding to replace Tavish Sc... Read more...
Spurs won the Fraser Cup by defeating Ness United 2-1 in the final, played on Saturday afternoon at the Fraser Park in Scalloway. Both sides were missing a few regulars but the Ness squad was much more tested than their opponents, having to included some players with limited first-t... Read more...
Whitedale defeated Lerwick Spurs by the narrowest of margins on Saturday to progress to the quarter-finals of the Highland Amateur Cup. A fourth-minute strike by Richard Sinclair proved the only goal of the match at Strom, although there were many other near misses by both sides. Spurs... Read more...
The prizes for the Bergen to Lerwick leg of the Pantaenius Shetland Race were handed out at a civic reception at Mareel on Friday evening. First in her class and also taking the award for the best overall yacht was the Amaryllis, which just held off the challenge of the 2017 winner Winocean. ... Read more...
The Yell Sound ferry Daggri will be taken out of service for up to a fortnight in early July in order for essential mechanical work to be done. According to Shetland Islands Council, inspections during the recent annual refit had highlighted an issue with the shaft bearings between each main engi... Read more...
The Shetland team lost 2-1 to the hosts in the semi-finals of the Ynys Môn Island Games football tournament on Thursday evening in front of a good crowd at Anglesey. Ynys Môn 2, Shetland 1 Two goals from Sam Jones proved to be the difference as a battling performance from Kevin Main's si... Read more...
Guernsey 2, Shetland 1 Shetland's footballers went down to a hard-fought defeat against Guernsey on Monday afternoon in their second match of the Ynys Mon international tournament. It was a far tougher encounter for Kevin Main's charges following their 6-1 over St Helena on Sunday. But ... Read more...
A small rucksack was found at the Hermaness Nature Reserve in Unst on Thursday afternoon. The police are keen to trace the owner of the rucksack to ensure their safety. Anyone who has lost such property is requested to contact the police as soon as possible on 101, contacting the reference num... Read more...