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MORE than £6,500 was raised for Cancer Research UK on Saturday night as Shetland’s Got Talent returned to Mareel. The winning act was The Mirrie Stars of...

WITH enormous reluctance this year, I grew a new fondness for pantomime, writes Helen Kerr. Every time I’ve said in the past “I don’t like panto!” then some bright spark shouts back: “oh yes you do!" But I have remained staunch in my position that – oh no, I really...

THE TENTH annual Shetland Saltire Awards Ceremony was held in Mareel last night (Tuesday). A total of 118 volunteers aged 12 to 25 from 43 local groups attended the awards, which are managed by Voluntary Action Shetland (VAS). The organisations ranged from sports groups and...

An artist whose hobby took on new dimensions during the pandemic says the opening of her shop is a “dream has come true”.

Helen Kerr reviews Pollyanna Paradox, an original audio play exploring the felt impact of coercive control on a family, with creative input from survivors of domestic abuse.

THE ALICE Theatre Project is set to return to the Garrison Theatre on Sunday 26 June with its student show Happily Ever After. Since January the company of 50 ALICE Students aged from four to 12 years old have been devising their new show. Happily Ever After will take the...

MORE details have been released about the Relay for Life's Candle of Hope ceremony, which offers people a chance for reflection whilst looking to the future. The ceremony will take place at 10.30pm on the Cancer Research relay night - Saturday 28 May. Relayers will circle the...

Helen Kerr reviews ‘Cast Out’ – a melancholy tale of Shetland’s darker history, written by Lesley Leslie, performed by Islesburgh Drama Group and directed/produced by Jennie Atkinson

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