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An entanglementIn January 1813, 17 men were sentenced to death in York for the crime of “frame breaking”. Others were sent to Australia for the same offence. These men were Luddites and were part of an uprising against industrialisation, destroying machinery in wool and cotton mills around n... Read more...
“Da Central van” was at the forefront of the bakery and grocery trade in the south end of Shetland for 82 years. Graham Jamieson, the last “van man”, reflects on the period.The name “da Central van” originally referred to the first retail horse-drawn van to operate a regula... Read more...
A short story by Marsali Taylor.“It was Peterson’s sister who rang Lerwick,” DI Gavin Macrae said, helping himself to Khalida’s rapidly shrinking emergency whisky rations. “I must bring you a decent bottle of whisky, Cass. This is dreadful stuff.” (more…) Read more...
For the love of the gameLast weekend my partner and I drove to Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, for a peewee hockey tournament. (more…) Read more...
From The Shetland Times, Friday 24th March, 1961The skilled seamanship of Skipper James Fullerton, the initiative of the Scottish Daily Express and the rapid organisation of the chief constable, Mr Robert Bruce, brought food and mail to lonely Foula on Wednesday, after a record of... Read more...
From Shetland Life, March 1986, No. 65By R. D. WoodallNinety-five years ago, in December 1890, there died a Shetlander who rose to be one of the most important contractors, supplying clothing to the British army in the late 19th century. He was Peter Tait, born at Lerwick in 1829. Aft... Read more...
Throughout February I had the honour of being Shetland’s Writer In Residence. Part of my duties was to deliver script writing workshops, so for this column I present a short play. I thank you:(more…) Read more...