Nelson’s Column
I currently have two mobile phone numbers, two email addresses, MySpace and Facebook profiles (I’m too old for Bebo), A BlogSpot Blog, a YouTube home
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Past Life: The Domination of the Klondykers
The herring season that has just ended has been an excellent one for Shetland fishermen – the best for fifty years according to one estimate.
READ FULL STORYTochts fae Tushie Truncherfaece
Niver agaen. My first veesit tae a hairdressers has been a disaster. A’ll be wearin a toorie for weeks. A’m ey been dat prood o
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Pelagic fishermen have gone on strike in protest against the poor price the klondykers are offering them for west coast mackerel.
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The defining characteristic of Liberal Democrat conferences has always been the refusal of Liberal Democrat members to do as they were told.
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Selective strike action by teachers will hit seven Shetland schools on Thursday. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland have voted nine to one to
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Mystery and confusion surrounded a bizarre incident at the Sullom Voe Terminal this week when an intruder spotted in the terminal sparked a full-scale security
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September used to be a month when MPs would be more notable at Westminster for their absence.
READ FULL STORYWe got away with murder, says Sonny of time at whaling
With isles whalers gearing up for possibly their final reunion this weekend, JIM TAIT went to meet one of the few remaining Shetland men who
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A big thank you to the Fair Isle Primary School pupils. Last week they grilled me on what I do and why. A perfectly reasonable
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A measuring device, invented by a Shetlander, has already proved of immense value to Scottish seine net fishermen. Jim Johnson of Norhavn, Muckle Roe, has
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At a time when Tory ministers and their Liberal Democrat minions are gleefully waving axes in every government department, it would be reassuring to know
READ FULL STORYHistory: A Shetland seaman at the Battle of the Basque Roads
In early October 1805, 17 months had passed since the war between Britain and France had resumed after a brief interlude of uneasy peace. Napoleon,
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Farewell to the old St. Magnus
Nine o’clock on a fine autumn evening. As the Town Hall clock starts to chime the hour, the steamer’s bell rings for the third time
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