Ready… steady… and cook! Celebrity chefs do battle at Clickimin food event
It’s the first Saturday of Shetland Food Festival. The producers’ market is in full swing, and Ready Steady Shetland is shortly going to begin. “Come
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Auction has an incredible range of species – from ugly monks fo mournful-eyed gurnards
This isn’t a sight the public often gets to see, but as part of Shetland Food Festival a group of us are being given a
READ FULL STORYThumbs up for diverse island conference
Taking Shetland Out of the Box, a conference on island studies, was held at Shetland Museum over the weekend. With 120 delegates from all the…
READ FULL STORYLong way from humble start as Council of Social Services racks up 50 years
Next week is one of celebration for the isles’ “third sector” as the Shetland Council of Social Services (SCSS), the successful voluntary sector support organisation…
READ FULL STORYMy favourite place
Environmental campaigner with Friends of the Earth Scotland, Vic Thomas is recyling manager at Shetland Scrapstore, part of the COPE social enterprise. He has recently…
READ FULL STORYRemote isles need radical solutions, now
The communities in Fair Isle and Fetlar have both been given a major boost in the last fortnight with the announcement of support from the…
READ FULL STORY‘Extraordinary’ folk from Viking Timeslip
Come and stand here. We are on a gently sloping, south facing hillside, the deep green grass is liberally scattered with small wild flowers, indicating…
READ FULL STORYSuccessful festival rounds off the Viking celebrations
Last Friday saw the end of the Up-Helly-A’ season in Shetland as Delting’s festival took place. The day started with onlookers eagerly awaiting the arrival…
READ FULL STORYFriday 13th is lucky second time around
We should have known. It is one of life’s truisms that Lerwick Up-Helly-A’ always gets a fine day of weather while Nesting & Girlsta Up-Helly-A’,…
READ FULL STORYWest Side scouts revive Viking festival
The 1st Walls and District Scouts revived the Walls Up-Helly-A’ on a fine evening on Saturday, the first time the event had been held in…
READ FULL STORYAlthing debate: Remote island supporters prevail
There was a good turn out at Tingwall school on Saturday night for the last debate in the Althing Social Group’s current season. The motion…
READ FULL STORYFerryman Umphray honoured to be Jarl
By LOUISE SCOLLAY Last Friday looked as if it would be a fine day for Bressay Up-Helly-A’. The fresh fine morning soon turned to rain…
READ FULL STORYGoturm leads men, princes and princesses
The Norwick Up-Helly-A’ on Saturday was led this year by Leslie Stickle, who chose to portray the Viking figure of Goturm. The Guizer Jarl and…
READ FULL STORYDamp night, high spirits and great fun
Weather wise Up-Helly-A’ day in Cullivoe never promised to be good, and so it proved. Nonetheless Guizer Jarl Euan Henderson and his squad completed their…
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