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New partners for wildlife festival
There will be something different on offer at this year’s Shetland Nature Festival. Two new partners have joined Geopark Shetland, the RSPB and Scottish Natural Heritage to create a varied programme...
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Roots man Isbell confirms summer gig
Alabama-born artist Jason Isbell will be performing in August. Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Jason Isbell is to perform a special acoustic show in Lerwick this summer. The Alabama-born...
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Fiddler Reid to make first live recording
Highly-acclaimed Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid has announced she will be recording a live album at her concert in Mareel on Saturday 28th June. Jenna Reid will make her first live recording at Mareel....
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Lerwick warm-up for funnyman Noble
Comedian Ross Noble will warm-up for his autumn UK tour with a show in Lerwick. The Northumberland-born funnyman will embark on his Tangentleman tour in September and said contrary to many other...
View ArticleFolk encouraged to get active
Next week is Scotland’s first national physical activity awareness week, and NHS Shetland is joining in with various activities on offer to raise awareness of the importance of physical activity. On...
View ArticleAudio description brings cinema to life
A new service for people with failing eyesight which will help them enjoy the cinema again is now available at Mareel. The service, which is called “audio described” (AD) movies, involves a narrator...
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Festival return excites Madison Violet
Having waited “five long years” to return to Shetland, Madison Violet are back for this year’s Shetland Folk Festival. Singer-songwriter Lisa MacIsaac said she and her fellow band mates loved every...
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Islanders’ exhibition inspired by landscapes
A painting by Diana Leslie in the exhibition. Visitors to Da Gadderie at Shetland Museum will have an opportunity to enjoy the work of five painters from Shetland and Orkney from 17th May. Paul...
View ArticleLast meetings before independence vote
People are being urged to attend the last three public meetings organised by Yes Shetland before the Scottish independence referendum. The final three public meetings before Thursday’s historic vote...
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Sharon does it again with swapshop
Sharon’s Swapshop 2016 is on this weekend and will be held at the Aith Hall on Sunday 14th February from 12pm to 5pm. The annual event that has grown in size every year will this time around be raising...
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