Off the record
“So, Clive, what’s your Top 10 albums of all time ?” No-one’s asked me that in a long time but when Tom asked me about
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READ FULL STORYPast Times: Highlights of 1961
Shetland Chamber of Commerce considered the time ripe for the re-opening of the question of protecting the name “Shetland” in connection with the local woollen
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1986 will soon be over. It has been a year of mixed fortunes for Shetland culminating in the terrible tragedy near Sumburgh when 45
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We find ourselves in uncertain times. Difficult decisions must be made, and quickly, but public faith in those whose job it is to do so
READ FULL STORYAnimals: Pony problems
2.30pm on the afternoon of Thursday, 6th October. The back doors of the marts are ringed with pens; there’s a smell of straw, the sound
READ FULL STORYNelson’s column
For the past year and a half I have enjoyed spouting my half-baked and ill-formed opinions in this fine organ but alas this will be
READ FULL STORYHistory: The “North” boats in World War One
During the First World War there were four major incidents involving ships of the North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Company, resulting
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Youth club is now “mixed”
Islesburgh Youth Club, until now an exclusively male preserve, has thrown its membership open to the female sex, and already quite a few teenagers have
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Within the last few months Shetland’s economic outlook has darkened considerably.
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A sad farewell It is strange to think of the Street without Clive’s Record Shop. It is strange to think that such a significant part
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Clive’s Record Shop has been a central part of Shetland’s musical life for the past three decades, but now all that is coming to an
READ FULL STORYBooks: These Islands, We Sing
A new collection of poetry from Scotland’s islands has just been launched, and many of Shetland’s best writers are included in the book. Jordan Ogg
READ FULL STORYMusic: Nothing is explained
Malachy Tallack meets singer-songwriter Donald Anderson to discuss his new album, In Passing. It is difficult to know how to introduce In Passing. Is this
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