Past Times: Festival week had bright start
From The Shetland Times, Friday 3rd July, 1959 Lerwick’s festival week opened in brilliant weather, but the fine spell has not continued during the week….
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Editorial: Of expenses and legacies
Despite the shocking, and occasionally hilarious details, I can’t help thinking that there is at least a hint of hypocrisy surrounding the publication of MPs…
READ FULL STORYA dream job
Chris Cope meets Jonathan Sutherland who, as a presenter on BBC Scotland’s Sportscene, is combining his passions for football and journalism, and enjoying A dream…
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Charlie Simpson tells the story of a planning controversy exactly a century ago, when the people of Lerwick united (almost) in their opposition to a…
READ FULL STORYTochts fae Tushie Truncherface
Announcin Truncherfaece twins Whit excitement for da Truncherfaece faimily dis mont. As da newboarn lambs spring aboot trowe da hills wir been celebratin da arrival…
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An ill wind Rare though these times might be, the wind can sometimes create its own unique and individual beauty. This thought occurred to me…
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From The Shetland Times, Friday 26th June, 1959 Ex-islanders who return to Shetland in the summer of 1960 for the special overseas festival event will…
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From Shetland Life, June 1984, No.44 by George P. S. Peterson On the morning of 2nd May Mr Gibbie Fraser of West Burrafirth phoned to…
READ FULL STORYEditorial: The language question
A recent academic study has concluded that, in the case of young Lerwegians at least, the use of Shetland dialect appears to be on the…
READ FULL STORYA vision for culture
Cathy Feeny looks at Shetland’s new cultural strategy On a glorious midsummer night, a troop of Spanish flamenco dancers were so excited by the beautiful…
READ FULL STORYBreaking habits
As part of the drive to cut carbon emission throughout the country, Shetland now has its very own “Carbon Reduction Officer”. Malachy Tallack meets Harriet…
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MacBIRD: A Shetland Tragedy (The scene takes place on the old ramparts of the town of Lerwick. Standing there is a battle-scarred veteran of a…
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Polecats paralyse peerie fokk Whit a mont wir hed. Da bairns ir fairt tae laeve da howe. Aa dis fine nichts an dey wunna set…
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From The Shetland Times, Friday 8th May, 1959 One of Britain’s first life Peeresses, Lady Katherine Elliot, widow of Col. Walter Elliot, spent the week-end…
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