WATCH: Former rural affairs minister rips up HPMA document
The highly protected marine area (HPMA) proposals are a notice of execution rather than a consultation document, said the former SNP rural affairs minister. Fergus…
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WATCH: Land in Shetland campaign continues
The Land in Shetland campaign’s second video has been released to help promote the fishmarkets in the isles. A promotional video, from the fishing industry,…
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WATCH: Whale video shows rare footage
A rare video of a pilot whale expelling its placenta in Yell Sound has been released four years after it was originally taken. Drone pilot…
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WATCH: Shetland to star in Wild Isles finale with otters, gannets and mysterious ‘dance of the fairies’
Shetland will again take centre stage during the fifth and final episode of Sir David Attenborough’s acclaimed Wild Isles documentary series.
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WATCH: Crew of Norwegian Nato ship pay tribute at Shetland Bus memorial
The crew of a Norwegian minesweeper conducted a special wreath-laying ceremony at the Shetland Bus war memorial in Scalloway today [Friday]. The vessel Otra sailed to Lerwick…
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WATCH: Belated South Mainland festival comes to a fiery end at procession
The South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ (Smuha) came to a belated end tonight (Friday) in Bigton, as the galley headed for a fiery funeral at St Ninian’s…
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WATCH: Major fundraising effort attached to Delting Up-Helly-A’
A major fundraising effort has formed a significant part of the Delting Up-Helly-A’. Members of the Jarl’s Squad have taken part in a 20 tonne…
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WATCH: Dwayne and his squad ready to Party Hard as delayed Delting festival kicks off
The long-delayed Delting Up-Helly-A’ got under way on Friday morning with Dwayne Davies leading his Jarl’s Squad through the streets of Brae. Sporting antlers on…
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WATCH: Spaceport team boldly goes to clear a path through snowy roads
They are usually working on plans to launch satellites hundreds of kilometres into space.
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WATCH: Fire festival celebrations continue despite procession’s postponement
The procession may have been postponed but the fire festival spirit burned bright into the night.
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WATCH: Guizer Jarl hails ‘magnificent’ Smuha as bill procession sets off to snowy start
Torch fire sparkled against freshly fallen snow as South Mainland Up-Helly-A’ got under way this morning (Friday).
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WATCH: Apprentices are the future, says SSE
SSE is celebrating Apprenticeship Week by showing the importance of their four trainees at Viking windfarm. Shetlander Anna McDowall has been studying electrical engineering at…
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WATCH: Port authority and council launch fishing campaign
Lerwick Port Authority and the council have joined forces to encourage fishing boats to land their catches in Shetland. More than half of all the…
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Nesting Up-Helly-A’ reaches its fiery climax
The long-awaited Nesting Up-Helly-A’ has reached its fiery climax. And conditions have thankfully remained dry for the evening procession. Guizer Jarl Jonny Knight led the…
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