Past Life: Our trip to Aberdeen
From Shetland Life, October 1984, No.48 We got to the P & O terminal at half past five. Just before six we got on the
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Past Times: “Planets” is new name for “Rechabites”
From The Shetland Times, Friday 30th October, 1959 The Rechabite Hall is no longer in existence. We don’t mean that the building has been swept
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And so the ever-extending saga of the school-to-be goes on. After finally making a decision to go ahead with building the new Anderson High School
READ FULL STORYVolunteering: On the lookout for new friends
Now in its ninth year, Shetland Befriending Scheme has proved itself to be a great success and is currently looking to expand its list of
READ FULL STORYMusic: Live and kicking?
There are countless music festivals on the Shetland calendar, Fiddlers’ Bid continue to do wonders for the isles’ reputation in the wider world and
READ FULL STORYGeology: Rock in the isles
What’s so special about Shetland’s geology? Marsali Taylor talks to Robina Barton about Shetland’s status as a Geopark, and tries “Shetland’s Volcano” walk for herself.
READ FULL STORYTochts fae Tushie Truncherface
Celebrities aa git a brak fae dir wark sometime ower da summer. An mine wis lang owerdue. So I wis da blyde tae fin a
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Books are rarely finished by their writers. For most authors who have their work published, there are questions that remain unanswered; mistakes, too, that he
READ FULL STORYPast Times: Difficult to get here
“Twenty to thirty thousand pounds should be spent on publicising Shetland” said a New Zealand tourist before leaving Shetland yesterday. Sherwyn Baker, a horse trainer
READ FULL STORYPast Life: Memories of Gruting School
When I heard that the primary school at Gruting, Bridge of Walls, was to be closed for good, I couldn’t help but think back to
READ FULL STORYShetland Life Editorial: Selective memory
On the 18th of July, Henry Allingham, aged 113, passed away. He had been, briefly, the oldest man in the world. A week later, Harry
READ FULL STORYMaritime: “A great little job”
Shetlander Malcolm Jamieson has been skippering the ferry and cargo ship Concordia Bay in the Falkland Islands, and here describes a typical week in the
READ FULL STORYKids’ Stuff: Tochts fae Tushie Truncherfaece
You’d be surprised hoo a modern trow passes da time. Eenoo we canna geng furt. Wi 24 hoor daylicht da risk o bein turned tae
READ FULL STORYTourism: Shetland on air
Tourists in the islands now have their very own radio station, providing information, interviews and local music. Marsali Taylor speaks to Visit Shetland’s Andy Steven
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