Past Life: A Boy Scout’s Wartime Diary
September 1914 and William Johnson’s diary records the stranding of the ss Oceanic at Foula, the loss of three British cruisers and, nearer home,
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Tochts fae Tushie Truncherfaece
Dis summer Meenie insisted we wirna raikin awa. “Wi fower peerie trows hit’s an ontak,” she said. “Mind hoo wabbit du wis eftir we traiked
READ FULL STORYEconomy: “Ten Shetland pounds please…”
Was there ever a more appropriate time to discuss the opportunities for a local currency and for supporting the local economy? The discussion surrounding the
READ FULL STORYNelson’s Column
With the school year started, my far superior half is back at work “learnin’ the bairns art,” and I am once again a full time
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Shetland and Orkney fishermen are meeting today to discuss their next steps in a campaign to protect local fishing grounds.
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I confess that I have always been sceptical about the decision to roll out a “pilot scheme” for Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) in the Western
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A new landmark has appeared at the Scord – an 80 foot high electricity producing windmill – the first of its kind in Britain.
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Parliament is not formally back in business quite yet. But having not been near the Holyrood office for five weeks, the day dawned when it
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The cost of living in rural Shetland is the highest in Scotland. But Lerwegians have a slightly better time of it. These were the two
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For anyone who cares about Shetland the Accounts Commission report into the events of the last year in the Town Hall could not make happy
READ FULL STORYShetland Life: Editorial
For me, the most depressing thing about the growth of Tesco in Shetland is not the threat the company poses to local businesses, to consumer
READ FULL STORYHobbies: Unburied treasure
In the past few years, the internet has spawned a dazzling array of opportunities for anyone with a desire to waste their time and money.
READ FULL STORYOutdoors: A Westside paradise
Da Gairdins, Sand, is one of Shetland’s best-kept gardening secrets. The plantings were begun by Alan and Ruby Inkster almost 20 years ago, and include
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Whaar we bide used tae be a fine plaece. A peerie howe under a quiet peerie knowe on da hill. Weel, no ony mair, we
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