New friendship agreement signed between Shetland and Norway
The bond between Shetland and Norway has been reinforced with the signing of a new friendship agreement.
READ FULL STORYThe bond between Shetland and Norway has been reinforced with the signing of a new friendship agreement.
READ FULL STORYA message in a bottle which was sent out to sea by two Shetlanders 16 years ago has been discovered on the Norwegian shore.
READ FULL STORYAnother new Whalsay pelagic boat, the Zephyr, will shortly be leaving for home after being completed at the Larsnes Mekaniske Verksted shipyard in Norway.
READ FULL STORYA man who had a heart attack on an oil platform off Shetland this morning is being airlifted to hospital in Norway. The man was…
READ FULL STORYAn 84-year-old lone yachtsman whose beloved boat dramatically sank in the North Sea has returned to Shetland for another crack at sailing to Norway. Julian…
READ FULL STORYTwo intrepid later day Vikings stole across the North Sea into Lerwick harbour in the early hours of yesterday on a mission to experience Up
READ FULL STORYThe council’s apparent refusal to accept Norwegian funding for a tunnel from the Mainland to Whalsay was aired at Saturday’s biannual meeting of the Association…
READ FULL STORYThe Whalsay fish factory closed in 2012 with ferry cuts cited by locals as a prime cause. Symbister Harbour and Whalsay’s ferries are deteriorating and
READ FULL STORY• The world’s largest replica longship motored into Lerwick on Wednesday afternoon. • The vessel, which unexpectedly ended up in Lerwick two summers ago with
READ FULL STORYLast night saw the arrival of lone Norwegian oarsman Ragnar Thorseth, replicating a journey he made when he was 21 in August 1969.
READ FULL STORYNorway’s royal yacht the Norge made a fleeting visit to Lerwick Harbour this morning, and was believed to be carrying the Queen of Norway onboard.
READ FULL STORYThe largest Viking longship in the world came into Lerwick Harbour late on Friday night after her mast snapped in strong winds 60 nautical miles
READ FULL STORYSeven Norwegian students are spending a month on various work-placements in Shetland, as part of an international education programme.
READ FULL STORYThe Norwegian boat Haugefisk will arrive in Lerwick on Wednesday with an exhibition featuring an historic type of fishery from half a century ago.
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