Sanctuary welcomes Harry the orphaned otter
An orphaned otter is set for a winter of recuperation at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary after being rescued from the road.
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WATCH: Boaty McBoatface launched on marine protection mission
An automated submarine launched from Lerwick yesterday (Monday) to begin its mission to protect the marine environment around end-of-life oil fields. Boaty McBoatface departed from…
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WATCH: Gill net protest first of series of events
Protestors took to Market Cross on this morning (Saturday) to highlight the dangers of gill netting to the marine environment around Shetland. A low key…
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WATCH: VIDEO: Basking shark spotted in Waas Voe
Basking sharks have been spotted on the west side of Shetland in Waas Voe. Charlie Hodge submitted a video to The Shetland Times from his trip…
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Peat slide at Viking’s Mid Kames site but SSE says ‘area is safe’
A Sustainable Shetland campaigner has expressed concerns after a peat slide at Viking’s Mid Kames site last week. A video, which can be viewed in…
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WATCH: What is still to be done on the Maggie Helen?
The historic boat Maggie Helen has finally made it back to the water. Yesterday (Monday), the crew made its final preparations to take the boat…
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Poet Christine De Luca talks about her new book
Bressay born poet Christine De Luca sat down with The Shetland Times to talk about her new book, which will be released later this year….
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WATCH: Jarl’s Squad parades through Måløy for annual festival
Members of the Lerwick-Up-Helly-A’ Jarl’s Squad have been parading the streets of Måløy. Retired journalist Kari Midtgård Råsberg shot some photos and video of the squad members…
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WATCH: Hundreds line the streets for Pride parade as festival gets under way
Lerwick was a riot of rainbow colours and smiling faces as hundreds of folk lined the street to watch this morning’s (Saturday) Pride procession.
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WATCH: Pride organisers ‘blown away’ by community’s ‘incredible’ response
Organisers of Shetland’s first official Pride festival say they have been “blown away” by the community response. Shetland Pride founder Kerrie Meyer and co-organiser Becky…
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WATCH: WATCH: Bergen – Shetland Boat Race reaction
As the first boats arrived at Victoria Pier, The Shetland Times spoke to people involved in the event.
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WATCH: Michaelswood grows with 2,000 new trees planted
A popular community woodland is set to grow even bigger. Some 22 volunteers gathered at Michaelswood in Aith to plant around 2,000 new trees. Families…
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Lerwick observatory celebrates centenary in delayed ceremony
The Met Office observatory in Lerwick has celebrated 100 years of service at a ceremony today (Tuesday). Tuesday actually marked 101 years since the Lerwick…
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Swallow sails from Hay’s Dock as restoration of Maggie Helen continues
Half of the crew working on the restoration of the historic sail boat Maggie Helen have sailed for Denmark aboard their boat, Swallow, this morning…
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