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The Liberal Democrats will aim to learn lessons from its newly-elected Shetland MSP to help replicate the electoral success in the isles throughout the rest of the country.That is the view of Scottish Lib Dem leader, Willie Rennie, who has spoken exclusively to The Shetland Times about what ... Read more...
A fishing industry leader has welcomed Tavish Scott's convincing Holyrood election win and congratulated him on becoming Shetland's MSP for the Liberal Democrats once again.Shetland Fishermen’s Association executive officer Simon Collins said Mr Scott had been a "stout defender" of the sector ... Read more...
It was the perfect birthday present for Tavish Scott as he won a decisive majority in yesterday's Scottish Election, securing a fifth term as Shetland MSP at Holyrood.The Liberal Democrat secured 7,440 votes, convincingly defeating his main SNP rival Danus Skene, who polled just 2,545.La... Read more...
It's not often that you get to have your cake and eat it – but an opportunity is there for Highlands and Islands voters to do just that at the upcoming election to the Scottish parliament in May."How is that?" you may ask.Well, the key fact is that in Holyrood elections every elector has ... Read more...
Liberal Democrat candidate Tavish Scott has raised the potential for the Scottish government's discard ban – no fish to be dumped at sea – to hit the viability of Shetland's whitefish fleet. (more…) Read more...
Scottish agriculture minister Richard Lochhead was on a short tour of Shetland yesterday and today to canvass the seat he said the SNP had their "best ever" chance of winning.Together with SNP candidate Danus Skene, now back on the campaign trail after an extended period of illness, Mr Lochh... Read more...
Anyone who has not received a poll card in the last few days is asked to get in touch with the local electoral registration office if they wish to vote in the forthcoming Scottish Parliamentary Election on Thursday 5th May.Poll cards were sent out to electors across Shetland at the end of last w... Read more...