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Election result expected in small hours
The general election result for the Orkney and Shetland constituency should be announced in the Clickimin Bowls Hall around 3.30am on Friday morning. Voting at the 28 separate polling stations in...
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Textiles in the spotlight
Third year contemporary textiles students at Shetland College UHI are putting the finishing touches to a range of pieces to go on display in the textile museum at the Böd of Gremista. Third year...
View ArticleCautious response to exit poll figures
A cautious response has been given by Conservative candidate Donald Cameron following an exit poll suggesting his party will be the largest in the Commons. The survey taken at polling stations across...
View ArticleMcGarvey believes there will have been tactical voting
Labour candidate Gerry McGarvey says he finds it difficult to take exit polls at face value though believes tactical voting will have occurred. “They have a habit of being near but they were horribly...
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Turnout up significantly in Shetland
There has been a 15 per cent increase in the election turnout in Shetland compared with the overall figure for Orkney and Shetland in 2010, according to figures anounced by deputy returning officer Jan...
View ArticleToo close to call as declaration nears
Half an hour before the expected declaration Shetland MSP Tavish Scott and Highlands and Islands list MSP Jean Urquhart give their views on why the turnout has increased and the closest electoral race...
View ArticleCarmichael holds on to seat despite SNP surge
Alistair Carmichael has been returned as Northern Isles MP and the only Lib Dem left in Scotland narrowly defeating the SNP’s Danus Skene. The declaration just before 4am indicated 9,407 votes for Mr...
View ArticleIn this week’s Shetland Times
In this week’s new look Shetland Times. •A new row breaks out following claims the Scottish Government engaged in a cover up over the North Boats contract. •A new Co-op store is planned for Brae to...
View ArticleOver the side is not over
I open this with a question. Of all of you good people who took part in the Voar Redd Up this year did you notice a new type of waste coving our shores? I am referring to the black plastic spikes used...
View ArticleIndustrial Kennedy under tow to Lerwick
The general cargo ship Industrial Kennedy which broke down 120 miles north-west of Sumburgh yesterday morning is now being towed into Lerwick. The Gibraltar-registered ship reported a turbo charger...
View ArticleEnterprise chief to visit next week
The chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Alex Paterson will be in Shetland on Tuesday and Wednesday next week to see some of the work and projects HIE is supporting in Shetland....
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Carmichael reacts after narrow election win
Alistair Carmichael has spoken about his narrow General Election victory after he emerged as the only surviving Liberal Democrat MP in Scotland. Alistair Carmichael gives his acceptance speech after...
View ArticleShetland’s special ‘bond’ with Norway remembered
The Commander of the Norwegian Special Forces has spoken of the special “bond” that exists between Norway and Shetland, during a wreath-laying ceremony in Scalloway. Rear Admiral Nils Johan Holte gave...
View ArticleNew dispensation? (John Tulloch)
SNP candidate Danus Skene is quoted in the online Shetland Times article: “The process I’m trying to describe about a new political dispensation up here is something I feel I’ve contributed to with...
View ArticleCargo ship under tow to Lerwick
The cargo ship Industrial Kennedy, which lost power and began drifting on Thursday, is shown being towed into Lerwick by the Orkney-based emergency tug, Herakles. The 8,000-tonne vessel, which measures...
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Dominant Celtic earn Madrid Cup win over Delting
On a fine Friday evening at Gilbertson Park, Lerwick Celtic made their domination count in gaining a handsome victory over Delting in the Ocean Kinetics Madrid Cup. Celtic began at a great tempo. Neil...
View ArticleAccused of assaulting police officers
A man has been remanded in custody after being accused of assaulting police officers and struggling violently with them. Paul Bonner, 35, of Park Road, Dunoon, denied carrying out the offences on...
View ArticleSeat is now a marginal (Robbie McGregor)
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Alistair Carmichael on his election as MP for Orkney and Shetland. The margin of 817 votes has now given us the situation that Shetland is no...
View ArticleI will put the isles first (Alistair Carmichael)
I would like to thank everyone who turned out to vote in last week’s General Election. I would particularly like to thank those who voted Liberal Democrat in sufficient numbers to return me to...
View ArticleDivisions will lie ahead (Robert Smith)
Could I take this opportunity to thank all the people who voted for me and also those that while supporting Ukip, tactically voted Liberal Democrat. The SNP are smug enough with 56 seats. In my letter...
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