In the weeks leading up to the Scottish parliamentary elections in May, politics felt like a never-ending point of discussion across Shetland, writes Maddison Reynolds. The journalism student spoke to three young Shetlanders to find out what “Gen Z” think about local politics. shet.news/f467i

A trip to the Scottish Parliament beckons for local charity fundraiser Sharon Deyell after she was picked as Shetland’s ‘local hero’. Each MSP is able to nominate one constituent to attend the parliament’s 7th session opening ceremony, which takes place at the end of this month. shet.news/9ggo8

Almost 200 young people aged between 11 and 25 have received a total of 336 certificates recognising more than 15,000 hours of volunteering. shet.news/vh70w

SSEN Distribution has pledged to continue its investigations after Shetland experienced a third major power outage in three months. Large parts of Shetland lost power on Sunday afternoon. Some people also reported losing mobile network coverage for a short period. shet.news/ditqp

ViewPoint: In this essay, Shetland linguist Mark Smith looks at the dialect vs language question and asks: ‘How do we find our place in our world of words?’ shet.news/0enm5

The Tesco supermarket in Lerwick remains closed today (Monday) after being affected by a power outage on Sunday. shet.news/htl7j

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It was two decades to the day that Sakchai Makhao was taken from his home in Lerwick by immigration officials and threatened with deportation to Thailand. As we look back on the case, it remains clear that at the heart of the story was Shetland’s well-known community spirit shet.news/iiuqu

This weekend’s Shetland Classic Motor Show is about so much more than beautifully restored old vehicles displayed for the public to enjoy. It is about compassion and deep emotion, about affection and fond memories of times gone by. shet.news/dhdxy

Shetland Classic Motor Show chair Colin Nicolson introduces this weekend's 21st show which opens its doors at the Clickimin Leisure Complex tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10am

A much-loved Postman Pat ride which has provided fun to bairns in Shetland for many decades has found a new home. shet.news/g0tux

A dedicated team of Sumburgh security staff are set to trek 25 miles from the airport to Lerwick next month to raise money for a brave child with muscular dystrophy. shet.news/j1srd

A Scalloway-based laboratory testing firm has announced its sudden closure following a “sustained downturn in sales” after 40 years in business. Shetland Analytical Services, previously known as SSQC, is set to cease trading. shet.news/g8do9

A postcard collector from Germany is looking for pen pals from Shetland to add to his collection of almost 100,000 post cards from every corner of the world. shet.news/xzyrj

A fundraiser who is attempting to swim a total of 21 miles in June and July says he is “overwhelmed” by the number of donations he has received so far. Sigmund Danielsen, known to most as Siggy, has taken on the challenge to raise money for cancer support charity Macmillan. shet.news/3fpy8

Angry residents have lashed out at plans for a new substation near Huntly, including one family whose farm could be wiped out by the development. SSEN Transmission is hoping to build the facility and a converter station as part of the proposed Shetland HVDC Link 2 project. shet.news/cggqy

As the expansion of renewable energy projects across Scotland, and Shetland, continues at pace, increasingly research is being conducted to find how the energy transition could be done in a fairer way. shet.news/947tq

Shetland MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad says she is due to meet with the Scottish transport secretary today (Wednesday) amid plans from Loganair to discontinue weekday flights on the Sumburgh-Kirkwall-Inverness routes. shet.news/usjft

Excitement and anticipation is building among fans of classic vehicles of all kinds as the isles’ 21st Shetland Classic Motor Show prepares to open its doors on Saturday morning. shet.news/9n0br

A local moratorium on any new large-scale energy developments is highly unlikely, the depute political leader of Shetland Islands Council has said. @garyrobi.bsky.social said the chances of a stop on all major energy projects in Shetland were “slim to none”. shet.news/1gbgh

Calls have been made for “reliable” fixed links to some of Shetland’s islands after figures showed almost 3,000 ferry sailings were cancelled in just two years. A freedom of information (FOl) request revealed that 2,845 inter-island ferry sailings were cancelled in 2024 and 2025. shet.news/66nkb

One of the two proposed wind turbines at Sullom Voe Terminal (SVT) would cause “unacceptable” interference with the radar system at the nearby harbour. The SIC's port infrastructure manager Andrew Inkster said in a planning objection that the issue relates to the turbine’s location. shet.news/y2wd4

What do a fiddle scroll and a chopstick rest have in common? Fair Isle artist Alice Sinclair Best has brought them together in an award-winning combination to skewer the top prize in a national cutlery competition. shet.news/hbnmt

Looking back at the week: Will tunnels in Shetland remain a pipe dream or are they edging closer to becoming a reality? The subsea fixed link was one of the hot topics this week with community engagement events held in islands and new cost estimates being released for the first time. shet.news/ok8q6

Two crofters have pleaded with drivers to act with more patience and caution after a number of incidents involving sheep and lambs. shet.news/py966

Proposals by the UK Government to make community benefit for new energy infrastructure mandatory at a level of £5,000 per installed megawatt (MW) have been condemned as “insufficient”. shet.news/rmohy

Shetland’s new MSP Hannah Mary Goodlad looks set to be given a ministerial role in the Scottish Government. She was pictured entering Bute House in Edinburgh – the first minister’s residence – on Wednesday afternoon. shet.news/6o2xh

The Kveldsro Hotel in Lerwick is set to become home to healthcare workers after NHS Shetland agreed to buy the building. Eighteen beds will be provided to NHS staff, in a bid to help the health board as it grapples with a lack of housing in the isles. shet.news/4edww

A horse owner has urged drivers to pass at slower speeds after a woman was thrown from her horse on Sunday and had to be taken to hospital. Diane Taylor said it was the second time that a rider had been thrown and injured in the South Mainland of Shetland “in a matter of months”. shet.news/ac49h

Mobile download speeds in and around Lerwick provided by the Virgin Media O2 network are significantly faster than those by the company’s two rivals. Speeds provided by VodafoneThree and EE are trailing far behind at most of the 20 locations measured in a survey. shet.news/lqm74

“There's not going to be anything else like this in Scotland.” Eighteen lie-flat pods have been unveiled on NorthLink’s Northern Isles ferries, in what is believed to be a first for the marine industry. shet.news/b588j

HANNAH Mary Goodlad has been officially sworn in as Shetland’s MSP at the Scottish Parliament this morning (Thursday). Goodlad took the oath before repeating it in Shaetlan during the ceremony at Holyrood, watched on by her new fellow MSPs.

Hannah Mary Goodlad has been officially sworn in as Shetland’s MSP at the Scottish Parliament this morning (Thursday). Goodlad took the oath before repeating it in Shaetlan during the ceremony at Holyrood, watched on by her new fellow MSPs. shet.news/8igqe

Perhaps the new Shetland Bus film Hearts Across The Sea was best summed up at last night’s premiere to invited guests when Leslie Watt said from the audience that “you were laughing one minute, and crying the next”. shet.news/u293u

“It's very easy to see all of the negative media around young people and think that’s all of them,” says the OPEN youth charity’s ‘Time 2 Shine’ worker Emma Coutts. “So many young people do so many amazing things, it’s just not as documented to people.” shet.news/5t736

A Shetalnder is being sought to take over the prestigious Scots scriever residency for the next year. The National Library of Scotland is seeking applications for the residency, in partnership with Creative Scotland. shet.news/7u0x0

Two new locally-produced films about the Shetland Bus will soon launch to coincide with Norway’s 17 May Constitution Day celebrations. The first film, Hearts Across the Sea, is a 30-minute documentary featuring three Shetland people with living memories of World War II shet.news/65n45

There will be an increased police presence in Lerwick town centre over the coming weeks after two teenagers were taken to hospital following an assault on Friday night. Shetland area commander chief inspector Chris Sewell said “we cannot have a repeat of this weekend”. shet.news/0fu01

Looking back at the week: We usually start this regular column by saying how busy local news reporting in Shetland is – but this week we can add without any hesitation that we also witnessed an historic moment. shet.news/p66e4

After a long wait the seven list MSPs for the Highlands and Islands have been announced. They are: Vic Currie (Reform), Max Bannerman (Reform), Ariane Burgess (Greens), Kristopher Leask (Greens), Tim Eagle (Conservatives), Morven May MacCallum (Liberal Democrats), Maree Todd (SNP). shet.news/zyy5q

The SNP seized a historical win in Shetland as Hannah Mary Goodlad was elected as the party’s first member of the Scottish Parliament in the isles She secured 5,453 votes – a 47% share – to win the seat which has been held by the Liberal Democrats since the parliament opened in 1999. shet.news/lz781

Polling stations across Shetland are now open for the Scottish Parliament election. The polls are open from 7am to 10pm today (Thursday) as Shetland votes for its new MSP. shet.news/zdsm0

A rat spotted on Mousa which could pose a threat to the island’s nationally important bird population remains at large A spokesperson for the @rspbscotland.bsky.social said on Monday that “no rat has been caught yet, but the remote cameras are capturing images every night”. shet.news/ilmt1

Traffic calming measures proposed for Lerwick have been criticised as “overkill” during a meeting of the town’s community council. shet.news/sirpz

If you haven't made up your mind who to vote for at Thursday's Scottish election, here is a chance to learn more about the eight candidates. We will also share each candidate's own election page over coming days. www.shetnews.co.uk/category/fea...

Reviewer Carol Jamieson was blown away by the talent on show as the 44th #ShetlandFolkFestival reached its crescendo at the usual final foy celebration at Clickimin. shet.news/dndkk

Our live blog of this year's Shetland Folk Festival continues here: shet.news/paui0

How Shetlanders use Shaetlan – and whether people see it as a dialect or a language – are the key questions at the heart of new questionnaire being carried out by an English linguistics student. shet.news/pac9v

In this ViewPoint contribution, author, former councillor and former parliamentary candidate, Dr Jonathan Wills takes on Green councillor @alexjarmitage.bsky.social whose decision to stand in next week’s Scottish election, he argues, undermines the SNP’s chance to win shet.news/4x1dt