Tributes paid for Remembrance Sunday
Tributes were paid to those who died in the First and Second World War at this morning’s Remembrance Sunday event in Lerwick. Lord lieutenant Lindsay…
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WATCH: Divers uncover First World War submarine after 106 years
A German U-boat sunk in the First World War has been discovered off the coast of Shetland.
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War Graves Week marked with Lerwick tour
War Graves Week is taking place in Lerwick with the CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission).
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Hundreds of people take part in moving World War One tribute at St Ninian’s
Hundreds of people visited St Ninian’s Isle beach on Sunday to take part in a poignant and moving tribute to mark the 100th anniversary of…
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First World War images to be projected on to town hall
Images from the First World War will be projected on to the north wall of Lerwick Town Hall this week, as part of Shetland’s commemorations
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Shetland Arts supported street art bags national award
A moving commemoration of the Battle of the Somme, supported locally by Shetland Arts, has been voted the UK’s Best National Lottery funded Heritage project.
READ FULL STORYImportance of remembering those killed on Western Front
Monday marked the centenary of the start of the Battle of Passchendaele – a First World War battle which saw around 12 Shetlanders die on…
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WATCH: Memorial unveiled in Unst for 31 submariners killed in 1917
Descendants of two of the men killed when a First World War submarine blew up off Unst have described how they were both honoured and
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Exhibition tells soldier’s tragic story
A new exhibition case telling the story of a First World War soldier has been unveiled at Shetland Museum.
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