AN EVENT in the Lerwick flower park pavilion to mark tomorrow’s International Women’s Day and the 40th birthday of Shetland Women’s Aid has been postponed due to the weather. Organiser Laura Stronach said: “The difficulties getting around Shetland with the snow, means that those involved will find it tricky to attend. “This was to be […] Shetland News …
SHETLAND MSP Beatrice Wishart is encouraging island residents to take part in the Scottish Government’s Ending the sale of peat in Scotland consultation. The government is proposing to stop the sale of peat in stages, beginning with the retail horticulture sector, then a general ban. Wishart said: “Peat is still cut and used for domestic use in […] Shetland News …
SHETLAND Amenity Trust has appointed local knitwear designer Donna Smith as the new curator of the annual wool week on a two year term. A firmly established name in the textile industry, Smith produces and hand dyes her own Shetland wool, Langsoond Yarn, and last year published her first book of knitting patterns. Amenity trust […] Shetland News …