Best breakthrough acts join welcome returners for eighth blues festival
The eighth Shetland Blues Festival takes place this year on the weekend of 9th to 11th September and features some welcome return acts plus two
READ FULL STORYThe eighth Shetland Blues Festival takes place this year on the weekend of 9th to 11th September and features some welcome return acts plus two
READ FULL STORYNHS Shetland celebrates staff achievements during Excellence in Care Awards.
READ FULL STORYThe lineup for the 40th Shetland Folk Festival has been announced with festival favourite J.P. Cormier returning as part of the bill. Eleven countries are…
READ FULL STORYAn article about Old Scatness, inspired by an interview with Shetland archaeologist Val Turner and colleague Stephen Dockerill, has been nominated for an award.
READ FULL STORYChurches trust report The Shetland Council of Churches Trust (SCCT) recently held their annual general meeting at which, in the absence of chairwoman Val Turner,
READ FULL STORYA dedicated team of volunteers helped deliver 115 free dinners to people in Lerwick and Scalloway on Christmas Day. Alison Beattie and Brenda Moar, who…
READ FULL STORYIsland settlements which are thousands of years old could join the Taj Mahal and Stonehenge as world heritage sites. Mousa Broch, Jarlshof and Old Scatness…
READ FULL STORYA lecture in memory of heritage champion Davy Cooper has raised £250 for Guide Dogs for the Blind.
READ FULL STORYThe 2015 Shetland Museum and Archives Memorial Lecture will be held at the beginning of next month.
READ FULL STORYThere had been worries about mist possibly hindering delegates arriving for the prestigious Viking Congress, coming home to Shetland for the first time since its
READ FULL STORYFilming has started of a Shetland murder mystery to be shown on prime-time TV, the biggest drama production ever to be filmed locally.
READ FULL STORYWe’re lucky to live in a place that’s seen as a bit different. From a film point of view, it means that visitors brought their
READ FULL STORYDozens of public sector workers in Shetland braved torrential rain and cold winds this morning to march in protest against UK government cuts to their
READ FULL STORYCouncillors voted narrowly this week to stand by a decision to deny a crofter the chance to set up to wind turbines on his holding.
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