Shetland Life: Editorial
In January 1813, 17 men were sentenced to death in York for the crime of “frame breaking”. Others were sent to Australia for the same
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History: Da Central van
The name “da Central van” originally referred to the first retail horse-drawn van to operate a regular service from Quarff to Scatness from 1896 until
READ FULL STORYFiction: Bugs and Beasties
A short story by Marsali Taylor. “It was Peterson’s sister who rang Lerwick,” DI Gavin Macrae said, helping himself to Khalida’s rapidly shrinking emergency whisky
READ FULL STORYNotes from 60° north
Last weekend my partner and I drove to Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, for a peewee hockey tournament.
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Foula relieved on 77th day
The skilled seamanship of Skipper James Fullerton, the initiative of the Scottish Daily Express and the rapid organisation of the chief constable, Mr Robert Bruce,
READ FULL STORYPast Life: A Shetlander who clothed the British Army
Ninety-five years ago, in December 1890, there died a Shetlander who rose to be one of the most important contractors, supplying clothing to the British
READ FULL STORYNelson’s Column
Throughout February I had the honour of being Shetland’s Writer In Residence. Part of my duties was to deliver script writing workshops, so for
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The world has a problem. As the population of the planet rapidly increases – to an estimated nine billion by the middle of this century
READ FULL STORYCommunity: In transition
All across Shetland, projects are being developed to encourage people to grow more of their own food and to build community resilience in the face…
READ FULL STORYNotes from 60° north
For Christmas, I got a new pair of winter mitts. Handmade from a timber wolf pelt, they look like bear paws on my hands when
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Marsali Taylor investigates a disturbing tale from nineteenth century Walls. I was told the basis of this story many years ago by the late Geordie
READ FULL STORYNelson’s column
I have just returned from a three month epic saga in my old home town of Glasgow. Eight weeks lost in the wilds of the
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Heddell’s Park – top award
Local people were delighted at the weekend when it became known that, for the first time since their annual awards were started in 1937, the
READ FULL STORYPast Life: Shetland’s future as seen by a schoolboy
Just now we have plenty of oil and coal but these two important resources won’t last for ever. In 20 or 30 years’ time the
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