2025 Jarl James Manson and his squad opened the galley shed to the community for a night of darts and dancing
Babes in the Wood: ‘a perfect storm of comedy gold’
Ticket numbers returned to pre-Covid levels, with some events sold out, as 500 people packed into the Clickimin for the Grand Dance on Saturday night
‘There’s nowhere else that we know of that gathers all ages, and all types of accordion and fiddle music’, says festival vice-chair Una Simpson
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Curator Donna Smith said the festival gets ‘bigger and better’ every year
The teams are competing in the Great River Race and rowing over 20 miles down the river Thames
Water samples taken in 2023 have shown a dramatic decline in freshwater plankton, with higher salinity levels leading to a decrease in waterfowl around the loch
Father Theophilus Verstraeten lived in Lerwick during the 1860s and contributed to the development of St Margaret’s Parish
‘It’s a shambles’ says Bethany Harrison, who had to vacate her property after being left without power for days
Treasure Trove Unit officials analysed and collected archaeological finds from around Shetland this weekend from Neolithic periods right up to the 18th century
Co-curator Mark Kermode says he has ‘no doubt something will replace Screenplay’ and added their tenure is ‘ending on a high’
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Alex Cameron said she began volunteering after accessing CLAN support following her own cancer diagnosis
Rural Shetland has been hard hit after heavy snowfall took out vital power networks. Sarah Cooper has been visiting some halls that have become essential support hubs
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Over 30 people gathered at Lerwick Town Hall on Saturday evening to hear a passionate debate about whether or not to abolish the monarchy.
Shetland News asked freelance reporter Sarah Cooper to spent an afternoon volunteering at the Shetland Foodbank to find out how best to help those in need in the run-up to Christmas
Volunteers worked at several sites in Shetland, and found a rare sherd of pottery dated back to over 4,000 years ago, as well as a mysterious stone box
Alex Armitage did not eat any imported food or ingredients during the month – and lost nearly a stone in the process
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