Running shoes and silly faces as spirits stay high for fun run
A RECORD number of people took part in the third annual round Spiggie fun run on Sunday in a bid to banish the stigma of…
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Views from the Scord 08.08.08
Scalloway born A recent visitor to Scalloway was completing a unique homecoming to the village, having been born here in 1945. Jan With and his…
READ FULL STORYWhales are fewer
WHALE numbers in Shetland waters have declined rapidly over the last century because of hunting, ac-cording to one campaigner with a vested interest in cetaceans….
READ FULL STORYNorth Mainland Notes 08.08.08
Shetland sheep MEMBERS of the Shetland Sheep Society, based on the UK mainland, are here for a week long visit to help celebrate 80 years…
READ FULL STORYJenna Reid kicks off fiddle frenzy in style on hot night at Garrison
By NEIL RIDDELL FIDDLE Frenzy ’08 kicked off in style at the Garrison Theatre on Tuesday evening with a fine performance from Quarff lass Jenna…
READ FULL STORYFancytunes go down very well in Yell
BY John Tonner THE EAGERLY awaited second home appearance by the Fancytunes musicians from Yell took place in the North Ness Hall, Ulsta, last Saturday….
READ FULL STORYSinclair puts on a show
BONHOGA Gallery is exhibiting a show of work by Shetlander Mark Sinclair, highly acclaimed for his photography of both landscapes and architecture. Entitled Out of…
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A NEW music project, honouring one of Edinburgh’s finest musical establishments and featuring some of the country’s best folk musicians, was launched last weekend. It…
READ FULL STORYIn the garden
ABOUT a fortnight ago, Lily the Supreme Illustrator and I motored south into the Scottish Borders, where we had the most divine lunch imaginable. Many…
READ FULL STORYBeautiful weather, bonnie exhibits, jolly good show
THE dull morning gave way to a glorious afternoon on Saturday to confirm Voe’s reputation as the lucky show. The blue and white sky, the…
READ FULL STORYIsles Views 08.08.08
The late John Henderson ONE of the biggest gatherings ever seen in Cullivoe assembled on Saturday for the funeral of John William Henderson (John o’…
READ FULL STORYWill fate of world’s tigers be eclipsed by venal China’s Olympic celebrations?
ROLL on the Olympic Games! Terrorism, weather, earthquakes and smog permitting, there will be many days of fabulous sport and life-changing experiences ahead for both…
READ FULL STORYRare butterfly sighting
ANOTHER two-barred crossbill, a juvenile this time, appeared at Eshaness this week and was still around on the 4th. Common crossbills are still present with…
READ FULL STORYSteering Column 08.08.08
Scooby on steroids FANS of high-performance Subarus, and there are a lot of them in Shetland, will be impressed with the fact there are now…
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