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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...
A ferry firm has lost an appeal over Scottish government subsidies to provide services plying the waters between mainland Scotland and the Northern Isles. Pentland Ferries challenged the lawfulness of a proposed subsidy under a single public service contract on ferry routes between Scrabster, in ... Read more...
Shetland retained the Stuart Cup with a convincing win over Orkney in the junior inter-county by 161½ points to 141½. Holding a narrow lead overnight after winning the athletics but losing the hockey, the Shetland swimming team recorded a tremendous victory on Sunday morning. Led by trip... Read more...
Shetland won the first event of this year's junior inter-county against Orkney, triumphing 55-42 in Saturday's athletics at Pickaquoy in Kirkwall. Among the highlights were four new or equalled records, with middle-distance runner Seumas Mackay setting the standard with a new boys' 400 metres... Read more...
Shetland's competitors could have a short trip to the 2023 NatWest Island Games, after it was confirmed this week that Orkney is most likely to be the host. The decision has to be ratified at the annual general meeting of the International Island Games Association (IIGA) in July. But with the IIG... Read more...
Shetland's senior netball squad have beaten Orkney in the 37th inter-county fixture in front of a strong home support. The "A" match finished 56-36 after a physical encounter at the Clickimin Leisure Complex in Lerwick this afternoon (Saturday). "A" team captain Kirsti Leask said it was a ... Read more...
A crowd gathered at the Market Cross in Lerwick today (Monday) to watch a visiting pipe band perform. Kirkwall City Pipe Band, consisting of around two dozen musicians, belted out a series of tunes at lunchtime. It is understood that the Orcadians will play a part in the Up-Helly-A' procession... Read more...
Shetland has reclaimed the Milne Cup after a well-earned victory at Gilbertson Park this evening. The deserved 2-0 victory was Shetland's first win over their familiar foes from Orkney for four games. The blues took an early lead through Sam Maver after an Orkney defender fluffed a clearance f... Read more...
The 70th annual junior inter-county kicks off tomorrow with Shetland’s talented young athletes looking to reclaim the Stuart Cup after two years of defeat. But the Orkney team will be challenging to bring the overall scores from the competition’s 70 years of history level. Shetland has won 35... Read more...
An air ambulance flight sent from Aberdeen to Orkney to pick up a sick baby flew instead to Sumburgh Airport. The incident occurred last Friday after the plane, with an incubator onboard, was intended to head for Kirkwall. Fortunately, according to the Scottish Ambulance Service, the patient was e... Read more...