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Stephen Flaws has emerged victorious in the Lerwick South by-election despite coming second place in first preference votes. Meanwhile, voters in Shetland Central have given their support to Moraig Lyall, who ran out a comfortable winner in the ward's by-election. Voters in the two wards went ... Read more...
The first candidate to stand against Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael in the December general election has been declared. Scottish Labour members in the Northern Isles have endorsed chairwoman of the Orkney Labour party Coilla Drake as their candidate for the forthcoming election. On... Read more...
The Yell Sound ferry MV Dagalien will be out of service for up to two weeks from the evening Friday 25th October due to planned maintenance on her propulsion system. During this period the MV Fivla will operate alongside MV Daggri, running the Yell Sound service to its normal timetable but with a... Read more...
A new hospital in Lerwick could be on the cards after health board members backed an assessment of the current Gilbert Bain Hospital in response to a report identifying a "need for change". The decision to approve the assessment process was taken at a meeting of the NHS Shetland board on Tuesday ... Read more...
Environmentalists "grieving the imminent loss of our landscape" took part in a "funeral" procession on Saturday afternoon. Around a dozen people participated in the 'Lament for the Lang Kames' event, walking over 5 miles from the Sandwater junction to Lower Voe - where a small crowd had gathe... Read more...
Ness United bagged the final trophy of the Shetland Football Association's 100th season with a comfortable 4-1 win over Delting. A hat-trick from Jamie Wilson helped the South Mainland side retain the County Shield, with Dylan Leishman also on the scoresheet for the victors. Dylan McKay notched t... Read more...
Councillors have approved plans to demolish the former Eric Gray Resource Centre at Seafield at a projected cost of £200,000. Members ratified the recommendation at a meeting of the full council on Wednesday following a brief discussion of other options. The old care facility, which was built... Read more...
The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland is seeking the public's views on new proposals for ward boundaries in the isles. The Commission have today announced a public consultation, set to run until Monday 2nd December, in order to take into account the views of local communities befo... Read more...
Candidates in the Shetland by-election are set to face questions from pupils and young voters at the Brae High School. Follow live updates below. Brae High School history teacher Irvine Tait opens proceedings by introducing the nine candidates who have attended the hustings. UKIP's Stuart Martin... Read more...
SNP by-election candidate Tom Wills has vowed to lobby the First Minister to back his travel policy proposals on his first day in office if elected as Shetland's MSP. Outlining his five-point plan to slash travel costs in the isles the Holyrood hopeful this week asked voters for 18 months to prov... Read more...