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Author: sakana1

LETTER: ‘Hats off to all the candidates – but for me there is one candidate that stands head and shoulders above the others’

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

Chris Bain from Levenwick praises all the election candidates – but says one in particular has been especially impressive.

SOUNDING OFF: ‘It will be a great pity if the Pied Piper of Scatness inadvertently leads his Green followers to a famous victory for a very tired old Liberal Democrat Party’

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

SNP member Jonathan Wills takes a look at Scottish Greens candidate Alex Armitage and his Shetland manifesto.

Customers already being urged to conserve water to avoid a repeat of last year when £228k was spent replenishing remote island reservoir

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

Scottish Water has given advice on how to save water during the summer after last year’s dry heat saw a £222,828 job to refill the Skerries reservoir.

SIC ferry officials continue to monitor fuel costs after Orkney proposes 10 per cent surcharge in response to £28k weekly overspend

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

Sheltand Islands Council said fuel price fluctuations were part of its ‘normal budgeting’.

LETTER: SNP candidate Hannah Mary Goodland would put Shetland ‘firmly in the centre of the political map’ – Shetland Times

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

LETTER: SNP candidate Hannah Mary Goodland would put Shetland ‘firmly in the centre of the political map’  Shetland Times

SOUNDING OFF: Is voting SNP the best way to get Green things done? – Shetland Times

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

SOUNDING OFF: Is voting SNP the best way to get Green things done?  Shetland Times

Shetland Islands Council monitoring ferry fuel costs after Orkney Islands Council proposes 10 per cent surcharge – Shetland Times

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

Shetland Islands Council monitoring ferry fuel costs after Orkney Islands Council proposes 10 per cent surcharge  Shetland Times

Can the SNP sour this constituency’s love affair with the Liberal Democrats? – The National Newspaper

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

Can the SNP sour this constituency’s love affair with the Liberal Democrats?  The National Newspaper

Alastair Stout’s ‘Between Blue Mirrors’: Celebrating the tall ship race in Shetland – Rutland Herald

Posted on May 2, 2026 by sakana1

Alastair Stout’s ‘Between Blue Mirrors’: Celebrating the tall ship race in Shetland  Rutland Herald

Transport Loganair to end flights from Dundee to London Heathrow later this year – Shetland News

Posted on May 1, 2026 by sakana1

Transport Loganair to end flights from Dundee to London Heathrow later this year  Shetland News

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