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Election 2021 / Rhoda GrantScottish Labour

The Scottish Labour Party is offering a range of talents to represent you on the regional ballot. Along with experienced politicians, we have a care worker, artist, teacher and a small business owner. A wealth of knowledge and experience.

I am Rhoda Grant and I have had the privilege of representing you in the Scottish Parliament for 18 years, be it fighting for a better deal for crofters, supporting your necessary aspiration for an MRI scanner…

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Constituency Candidates / Nick TullochScottish Conservative and Unionist

If elected as your MSP I will spend the next five years fighting on the issues that I believe really matter for people here.

Above all, that means securing jobs and livelihoods, as our country recovers from the enormous impact of the Covid pandemic.

We cannot hope to retain our young people, and keep our communities strong and sustainable, without well-paying jobs…

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Election 2021 / Hazel G MansfieldEnd Violence Against Women (EVAW)

I am protesting to End Violence Against Women by standing as a candidate for Scottish Parliament to speak for myself, and to change the 30/70 by one more voice.

I will stand as a Regional Candidate for the Highlands & Islands on 6 May. Vote for Hazel G Mansfield.

A bit outraged by how few women are standing for political office…

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Constituency Candidates / Tom WillsSNP

I’m asking folk in Shetland to put their trust in me as their MSP, because I want to help Shetland reach its full potential. Whatever your politics and whether we agree or disagree, I will always listen and take your case to the heart of government. You can trust me to speak my mind and put our community first.

Shetland is blessed with natural resources and as we decarbonise our economy, we should learn…

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Constituency Candidates / Martin KerrScottish Labour

I’ve never stood for election before but I believe I have the right experience – as a lawyer and a campaigner – to represent you well.

We need politicians with a laser focus on securing the Covid recovery and addressing inequalities within our society. That’ll be Scottish Labour’s focus in the next Parliament.

The last year has been tough for us all. The pandemic has separated us…

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Constituency Candidates / Brian NugentRestore Scotland

Brian Nugent is 68, is married with three children in their 20s, the family have lived in Hamanvoe, Burra for nearly 30 years, a retired FE lecturer, a former trades union Secretary for the EIS FELA at Shetland College, so used to representing people, a bank (relief) porter at Gilbert Bain hospital, a Monday volunteer at Shetland Foodbank, a passkeeper at St Margarets, Lerwick, a supporter of Albion Rovers Football Club and the club historian…

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Features / ‘I’m gobsmacked by their popularity’ – the peerie creatures making a big impression
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Shetland Voices / Geordie Jacobson – a man who amasses many things
Coronavirus / A year like no otherIt is now almost a year since the first Coronavirus cases were detected in Shetland. After having been at the centre of these first cases Iain and Suzanne Malcolmson reflect on how the year has been for them.
Features / ‘Life slows down’: the islander who swapped Shetland for living off-grid in a Norway forest
Features / Shetland – a changing landscape
Features / Voe ice breaker (video)
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Living Lerwick - The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon Trail - 30 April - 12 June
Shetland Lives / Anita aims to make it three in a row with next fundraising challenge
Shetland Voices / Barbara Fraser – the 80-year-old crofter with a brand new quad
Features / Christmas 2020 – Photos from Shetland News readers
Features / Local musicians philosophical and resilient in the face of Covid-19 havocAbsence of live scene has overhauled touring musicians’ working life
Features / Diving into another worldSea swimming has become a relatively recent recreational pleasure in Shetland but is rapidly growing in popularity
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Features / Let’s keep loaded tankers further offshoreFully-laden oil tankers from the Sullom Voe oil terminal in Shetland have been loitering near two internationally famous island nature reserves while they wait to be told where to take their cargo, writes former SIC councillor and honorary warden of Noss nature reserve Jonathan Wills.
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Shetland Lives / ‘I couldn’t be luckier’: broadcaster Sutherland on journey from Shetland to Sportscene
Features / Fiddler Margaret lands MBE for services to traditional music‘It’s been a pleasure to teach young people and adults alike and see people progress and get to new standards and new levels of playing and confidence’
Coronavirus / Winners of fishy stories lockdown competition announcedSeafood Scotland online resource was created when schools were shut due to Covid-19
Features / Aimee selected for contemporary art exhibition
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Business / National recognition for innovative ALICE theatre projectFounder Stephenie Pagulayan describes reaching finals as “the icing on the cake”.
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Coronavirus / ‘We are in this together’ – local shielders speak about their experiences and fears
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Shetland Lives / ‘We just want to be treated equally and respectfully’One of the many folk who took part in the recent Shetland Staands wi Black Lives Matter event was 83-year-old William Hopkins from Bigton, who was raised in the US and was involved in civil rights marches. Here he and his daughter Yvette share what the movement means to them.
Features / Spring garden galleryFlowers to bring some seasonal cheer
Features / Four decades of sessions, sprees and superb music: folk festival ‘truly something special’The Shetland Folk Festival should have been hosting its 40th instalment this weekend, but the current pandemic has seen it pushed back to 2021. Neil Riddell looks at what makes the local festival with a global reach mean so much for so many.
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