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Ahead of World Book Night on Thursday, in this viewpoint piece Shetland Library team leader Catherine Jeromson reflects on the benefits of reading in an increasingly digital age
In this short ViewPoint contribution, SNP parliamentary candidate for the Shetland constituency seat, Hannah Mary Goodlad, argues that the national SNP manifesto, published earlier in the week, contains some strong commitments for Shetland
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A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a black blazer and patterned top poses for a formal portrait against a dark background.
After nine years in the council chamber, independent councillor Emma Macdonald hopes she will be elected to represent Shetland for the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament. Her approach to politics, she says, is positive and aimed at getting things done
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Following the launch of a fundraising campaign to help Bryan Peterson finance vital brain tumour care abroad, he and his wife Karlin reflect on how they have stayed positive in light of a life-threatening disease

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