THOUSANDS of properties in Shetland lost power last night (Saturday) following a fault on the network. There were reports of a pole fire in the Firth area,...
NICE and local for me - it felt good to be in my old hunting grounds [in Aith], writes Carol Jamieson. I worked in the school next door to the hall for 20...
WASHINGTON TWP. - Registration is open until Friday, Dec. 1 for the Long Valley Junior Women’s Club’s annual Gingerbread House Contest which is part of Long Valley’s Holiday Happenings Sunday,
ORGANISER Sharon Deyell was "floored and absolutely amazed" by the turnout after queues gathered outside the Aith Hall for her much-anticipated swapshop event on Sunday. Deyell attributed the high donations to the local support for CLAN Cancer Support. She said: “The trump...
A NEW salmon farm is being proposed in the waters between Muckle Roe and Vementry. Cooke Aquaculture is planning to install 12 x 120 metre salmon pens as part of the £5 million development. It could create five new full-time jobs. Two public meetings are taking place this week...
Storm Babet may have been raging outside, but there was a dazzling display of local talent that blew the capacity audience away in Mareel on Saturday night, writes Caroline McKenzie. Organised and headlined by renowned local fiddler Gemma Donald, Shetland Swing brought together...
A MAJOR Westside community event has been given some star appeal after TV personality Lorraine Kelly donated two of her dresses to Sharon’s Swapshop. The two dresses together, along with signed photographs of Kelly wearing them, have now been added as top prizes in the...
THERE has been a “good uptake” in a new survey which aims to find out what people want to see when it comes to music and entertainment events in Shetland. The survey, from new initiative Briggistanes Events, is online only at the moment, but paper version should be coming...
A YOUNG Shetlander is celebrating after securing success at this year’s Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards. Nia Hunter, from Weisdale, won the young talent prize. She recently completed an apprenticeship with Scatsta Farm’s A&D Hunter. “It definitely still...