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A “boannie day abune” greeted Guizer Jarl Liam Doull and his squad as they gathered early for the start of the Northmavine Up Helly A’. (more…) Read more...
The North Isles, Northmavine and the outer isles have all been designated as fragile areas in a report for the Tackling Inequalities Commission that met in Lerwick on Wednesday. (more…) Read more...
Several of the late film-maker Jenny Gilbertson's productions are being screened next week, with the hope of identifying some of the people who appeared in them.The two screenings, at Shetland Museum and the Hillswick hall, have been organised by Gilbertson's biographer Shona Main, along with th... Read more...
Closure-threatened primary schools in Northmavine have been given a reprieve after councillors stepped back from letting the axe fall. (more…) Read more...
Councillors have stopped short of moving to close two primary schools in Northmavine following a debate in the town hall lasting over three hours. (more…) Read more...
A petition against the closure of Urafirth Primary School has been handed to council convener Malcolm Bell on the steps of the town hall. (more…) Read more...
Howling winds whistled and whipped past parked cars as folk waited in the darkness, in anticipation. As proud Guizer Jarl Kenny Williamson and his boar skin-clad vikings led the galley to the water, a bluster of burning embers followed in their wake. Coat hoods were pulled a little tighter but the... Read more...
Three Shetland communities are to get a share of £1,494,000 in funding from the Scottish government’s Climate Challenge Fund.Fair Isle Electricity Group, Northmavine Community Development Company and the Unst Partnership are part of the consortium Community Powerdown, made up of 27 gro... Read more...