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The popular annual concerts on-board a tall ship will not feature at this weekend's Shetland Folk Festival. Afternoon gigs aboard the Norwegian sail training vessel Statsraad Lehmkuhl have become a regular fixture of the festival, but due to damage sustained during the trip from Bergen to Shetlan... Read more...
A weekend of Shetland Bus commemorations got under way in Scalloway this morning (Friday) to mark the 75th anniversary of the turning point in the operation. The restored sub-chaser Hitra and the Statsraad Lehmkuhl arrived in the harbour, along with more than 100 Norwegian visitors. In 194... Read more...
A group of Norwegian sea cadets have been visiting the isles as part of a tour onboard the sail-training vessel, Statsraad Lehmkuhl. The class of 77 from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy today paid tribute to those lost in the in Second World War with a ceremony at the Lerwick War Memorial. D... Read more...
In this week's Shetland Times... • Tories accused of "gambling with safety" as pressure continues to mount over emergency tug cover. • Hundreds of Norwegians descend on Scalloway for Norway Day celebrations. • Amber Rudd visits Shetland to formally open the Shetland Gas Plant. •... Read more...
This year will be a record-breaking one for cruise ship visits, with 76 confirmed bookings and 50,000 tourists expected, according to Lerwick Port Authority. The last couple of years have seen around 50 cruise ships visiting but the increase of 50 per cent is unprecedented. The first cruise sh... Read more...