Young cadets given view from the bridge as liner calls in
A DELEGATION of cadets from the NAFC Marine Centre were invited to step on board the Holland America cruise ship Maasdam last Friday for a…
READ FULL STORYDay: 25 July 2008
Yachts in harbour
THE summer season is in full swing at Lerwick harbour with visiting yachts filling many berths alongside the regular fishing and oil related vessels. The…
READ FULL STORYLords reject urgent demands for help as rising fuel prices still threaten industry
By NEIL RIDDELL SHETLAND fishing industry chief Hansen Black said he was “unsurprised” that a House of Lords report this week has rejected the idea…
READ FULL STORYFunk, punk and boogie woogie among the treats at blues festival
THE SHETLAND Blues Festival is only five weeks away and tickets can now be ordered through the committee by using the order form included with…
READ FULL STORYPoignant overview of prolific artist’s work
I KNEW very little of Adam Robson before I visited the current retrospective exhibition of his work at Da Gadderie in Shetland Museum. Robson, who…
READ FULL STORYA century and a half of wedding dresses in styles once all the rage
By LAURA FRIEDLANDER A WEDDING “costume” from 1850 forms the centrepiece of an exhibition of wedding memorabilia currently being held at the Whiteness Hall. The…
READ FULL STORYLight on the water and coastline inspire Colclough to wonderful images of isles
PERHAPS the last sight you’d expect to come across in a hospital waiting room is dramatic landscape paintings full of vibrant colourful scenery and eclectic…
READ FULL STORYMad livin’ beetle we’ll keep captive
A PEACEFUL scene – sun warm and bright, barely a breath of wind; the ground remarkably dry here, a light, sandy soil covered with a…
READ FULL STORYFetlar phalarope photo wins award
A PHOTOGRAPH of a rare red-necked phalarope taken in Fetlar has won the Rural Gateway website photo competition. It was taken at the Loch of…
READ FULL STORYA bank where the wild thyme blows
SOME lucky folk had an amazing view of a pod of killer whales off west Unst last Friday. A phone call from Brydon Thomason to…
READ FULL STORYIn the garden
LILY, the supreme illustrator, started her artistic career with tiny and minutely detailed silk embroideries, featuring plants, insects, amphibians and birds in exquisite detail. Her…
READ FULL STORYStargazing: Watch out for solar eclipse next month, but please avoid looking directly at sun
THE Simmer Dim is receding and the dark nights are set to return. Astronomical darkness returns on the 20th August but the sky will still…
READ FULL STORYMy favourite place – Tavish Scott
MSP Tavish Scott tells readers about his favourite place this week. Although he spends much of his time in Edinburgh, he always enjoys returning to…
READ FULL STORYLetter from Edinburgh 25.07.08
THE AULD eans have dispensed with the dishwasher. Last weekend – that is the weekend we had in July which felt like October – the…
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