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Folk festival line-up announced
Thirty-four is knocking at the door. Yet again it’s another year and the internationally renowned Shetland Folk Festival has surpassed itself with a tantalizing variety of acts sure to delight locals...
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Faulkner meets his double
Newton Faulkner with his Mootie Me, ‘Mootie Newtie’. Lerwick entrepreneur Donna Simpson presented one of her musical heroes with a very personal gift at the weekend. Donna Simpson, who styles her...
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New AHS: Alternative sites considered for helipad
The coastguard rescue helicopter Oscar Charlie lands at Clickimin shortly after the landing pad was opened in 2010. Photo: Dave Donaldson The emergency landing pad at the Clickimin will be moved to...
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‘Positive outlook’ for Lerwick Harbour
The oil and gas industry has continued to take full advantage of Lerwick Harbour’s expanded deep-water infrastructure which helped attract increased traffic in 2013. The number of oil-related vessels...
View ArticleMan admits sexually assaulting sleeping woman
A man has been placed on the sex offender’s register after sexually assaulting a woman as she slept off a night out. Christopher Weldon, 39, of Lower Cwmtwrch in Swansea, admitted touching his victim...
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Forty fiddlers invited to military tattoo
A group of 40 fiddlers from Shetland have been invited to perform at this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The invitation, initially received by the Shetland Folk Festival, was forwarded by...
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Rough run ahead for Hrossey
The Hrossey battles against the swell as she leaves Lerwick Harbour in rough seas. Photo: David Paul It was a rough start to the journey for the Hrossey as she left Lerwick Harbour early on Wednesday...
View ArticleMareel wants help from ‘friends’
Shetland Arts is asking people to pay up to £500 a year through a new membership scheme – but its chairman says it is not “scrabbling about for money”. Mareel’s Friends’ Scheme is a three-tier...
View ArticleBikers will have to move
The annual midsummer bikers’ rally known as Simmer Dim, which has been held in Vidlin for more than 30 years, will have to move to another location this summer. The event regularly attracts more than...
View ArticleDriver caught doing 120mph
A driver who reached speeds of 120mph has been banned from the road for a year and fined £500. Brydone Williamson, 19, of Voe was nabbed driving at the three figure speed on 21st November. He admitted...
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BRUCE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY & YOUTH CENTRE, VIRKIE, DUNROSSNESS Unique opportunity to acquire a substantial stone built historic building with extensive parking and potential for various uses (subject...
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Rugby starlet to represent Scotland
Shetland-born rugby player Erlend Oag will be playing for the Scotland Club International side against Ireland tonight. Photo courtesy of the Press & Journal A Shetland-born rugby player has been...
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Piping hot stuff at Mareel
Thursday night, the weekend but not quite the weekend, saw Mareel play host to the dynamic piping and flute playing duo of Ross Ainslie and Jarleth Henderson. They were ably assisted by the unsung Aly...
View ArticleTaken in by sideshow (Stuart Hill)
It’s time Shetland stopped being taken in by the sideshow of the Scottish referendum. Whether Scotland votes yes or no for its independence is a matter of interest for Shetland, but nothing more – it’s...
View ArticleBest gift possible (Clint Sentance and Vikki Brown)
Legend says that St Valentine was imprisioned because he performed weddings for soldiers forbidden to marry, as well as for ministering to minorities persecuted by the Roman Empire. He was executed for...
View ArticleNo campsite alternative (Garry Field)
For the last four years my wife and myself have attended the Shetland Folk Festival, indeed we have registered for this year’s as well. We have a motorhome and stay for around 12 days travelling around...
View ArticleHalcrow rounds the Horn
Intrepid mariner Andrew Halcrow made it round Cape Horn and moved from the Atlantic into the Pacific at 7.15pm yesterday evening. The lone yachtsman, now well on his way to his non-stop round-the-world...
View ArticleCrewman airlifted from standby boat
A coastguard rescue helicopter was scrambled from Sumburgh Airport last night to airlift an injured crewman from an oil standby vessel at the Clair Field about 60 miles north-west of Lerwick. The...
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