Notes from 60° north
Last weekend my partner and I drove to Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories, for a peewee hockey tournament.
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Past 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
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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
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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…
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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
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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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As the new year begins, many people make resolutions. They imagine how their lives could be better, then make the changes they need to reach
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It was cold here in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada last week. Really cold. So cold that even locals brought out their parkas and stopped
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Reading seems a solitary activity, so many people are surprised to find how popular readers’ groups are throughout Shetland.
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