CULLIVOE played host to the welcome sight of a torch-lit Up Helly Aa procession last night (Friday). As part of a modified Cullivoe Up Helly Aa the procession in Yell was followed by live music at the local hall. Under the name of the Raven Banner Ball, a dinner dance with the James Leask Band […] Shetland News …
WREATHS were laid at the war memorial opposite the Lerwick Town Hall earlier to mark Remembrance Sunday. Those in attendance included Lord Lieutenant Bobby Hunter, Shetland Islands Council convener Malcolm Bell, Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael and Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart. It comes after the town hall was lit up red in the dark on […] Shetland News …
AFTER an almost 20-year interlude the Shetland Library will reopen the doors to its 1960s-built Lower Hillhead premises to islanders on Monday – much to the relief and delight of staff who have spent the past six weeks engaged in the mammoth task of relocating over 60,000 books. The library’s 2002 flit to the former […] Shetland News …
MEMBERSHIP numbers at Shetland Recreational Trust have more than doubled after a new subscription model was introduced last week. Trust chief executive Steven Laidlaw said the launch has been “very successful” so far – and is hopefully encouraging more people to get healthy and fit at the charity’s network of leisure centres. The new MORE4Life […] Shetland News …
TRIBUTES have been paid by one of the local groups opposing the Viking Energy wind farm to Lottie Robertson, the sole resident of the Half Way House, who has died aged 88. She was found by police officers at her home last Monday after concerns were raised. Living in one of Shetland’s most distinctive and […] Shetland News …