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Councillors have settled upon the lower Staney Hill as the site for the new Anderson High School in the wake of an unprecedented display of lobbying from the community and having digested the findings of an independent review into the matter.In reverting to what had been agreed council polic... Read more...
If the Shetland community does not proceed with the Viking windfarm its partner in the £800 million joint venture, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), may go it alone.The early warning that there could be no stopping the giant windfarm if it wins planning consent has come from the energy co... Read more...
Staff and volunteers at Shetland's Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) celebrated the 70th anniversary of the UK service on Monday, and are asking local people to come and join their team.The Shetland branch has been in existence for 17 years and has grown and developed to such an extent that more ... Read more...
The success story that is the Open University is 40 years old this year. The institution has always been very popular with Shetlanders who have studied with it in record numbers.Until the millennium, when some degree courses became available through Shetland College, the OU was the only means of... Read more...
A Whalsay mother of two who travels to Lerwick every day to study for her degree course at Shetland College has been named student of the year by the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).Angela Irvine, 43, was the judges’ choice for her exceptional achievements and determination to ju... Read more...
The British Legion in Lerwick played witness to a storming performance from blues festival headliners King King on Saturday evening.Festival organiser Jimmy Carlyle hailed it as “one of the best nights ever” and said the weekend as a whole had generated nothing but positive reactions fro... Read more...
I’ll start this review by laying my cards on the table. Prior to attending this gig I was a Shetland Blues Festival virgin who thought blues music was a sad, depressing genre, only suitable for the over-50s.I was one of a small, but appreciative audience, who attended the sixth blues festival ... Read more...
The programme for Friday evening held promise of four heavyweight acts, two local and two visiting, a huge line-up by any standard for Scalloway Public Hall and sure to attract a sell-out crowd in such a music-loving area.As it was The Sheila Henderson Band opened to a sparsely-filled hall, dist... Read more...
If you have ever fancied playing classical music in an orchestra you may soon have a chance to do so if an idea from a professional cellist comes to fruition.Donald MacDonald, who moved to Shetland with his GP wife Elaine in May, has played as soloist with several major orchestras, including the... Read more...
The latest edition of Shetland Life features a generous mix of topics including culture, history and social issues, photography, sport and fun for the kids.The magazine takes a look at things going on in Shetland, from the state of the live music scene and the important work of the Shetland Befr... Read more...