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Spotlight shines on craft businesses across Scotland

A SPOTLIGHT is to be shone on Scotland’s craft businesses from Shetland to the Solway Firth ...

The National (Scotland)

Subsea tunnels linking Scottish islands 'not fantasy', say experts

EXPERTS have said proposals to build a network of subsea tunnels linking several Scottish islands are “not fantasy” and could happen…

The National (Scotland)

Shetland guide – how to get there, where to eat and things to do

SHETLAND is the most northern point of Scotland with a world-famous mix of Norse and Scots identity that thousands of people flock to experience…

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John Swinney announces funding to restore Scottish town's historic pier

THE First Minister has announced hundreds of thousands of pounds in funding to help restore a Scottish town’s historic pier ...

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney to announce support for islands projects Monday during Shetland visit

First Minister John Swinney is to attend a meeting in Shetland on Monday which aims to help drive economic growth and address key regional issues in…

The National (Scotland)

Scots archipelago with 'breathtaking' scenery named best for seeing Northern Lights

A location in Scotland has topped a list of the best places to see the Northern Lights in the UK.

The National (Scotland)

Person dies in house fire on Scottish island as emergency services tackled blaze

A PERSON has died after in a house fire at a two-storey property in Shetland ...

The National (Scotland)

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Shetland's energy transition 'provides lessons for whole of Scotland' – new report

SCOTLAND’S just transition commission has said a Scottish island’s experience of the transition to renewables “provides significant…

The National (Scotland)

Astrid Williamson: Shetland Suite review – a beautiful enchantment

The Scottish musician pays tribute to her homeland and her late mother with this powerfully moving set

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners call for council to boycott wind farm celebrations on Scottish island

CAMPAIGNERS are calling for councillors and senior local authority figures not to attend celebrations to mark the completion of a wind farm in…

The National (Scotland)

Gimme shelter… how social housing in stormy Shetland was transformed by a modernist fleeing 60s London

Leaving forward-thinking Camden council in 1969 for the UK’s northernmost isles, the architect Richard Gibson built well-made homes for all in work that feels newly relevant…

The Guardian - UK

Engineers identify 'very unusual' reason for rocket explosion in Shetland

ENGINEERS have identified a “very unusual” oxygen fire in a turbopump as the reason a rocket engine exploded during a test at the spaceport in…

The National (Scotland)

What next for space launch bids after rocket engine explosion in Shetland?

Some of the key questions after part of Rocket Factory Augsburg’s rocket was destroyed at SaxaVord Spaceport.

The Independent UK

Rocket engine explodes during test ahead of planned UK launch

The engine burst into flames in the test in Shetland on Monday evening.

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Watch the moment rocket engine explodes during test at Shetland spaceport

A ROCKET engine has exploded during a launch test at a spaceport in Shetland...

The Guardian - UK

Rocket explodes during testing at UK’s new spaceport in Shetland

Rocket Factory Augsburg says ‘anomaly’ led to ‘the loss of the stage’, adding that there were no injuries

The National (Scotland)

Coastguard called out for yacht 'taking in water' off coast of Scottish island

A LIFEBOAT was launched to help a yacht that had run into difficulties and was believed to be taking in water off the coast of Shetland ...

The National (Scotland)

Two people injured in dog attack at ferry terminal on Scottish island

TWO people were injured by a dog attack at a ferry terminal in Shetland ...

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LibDems hope to keep pro-Union Orkney and Shetland

ORKNEY was the local authority area that voted against independence by the biggest margin at the 2014 referendum, while Shetland produced the…

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Storm Pegs; Beautiful Days; A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages – review

An engrossing memoir of life on Shetland; a varied set of short stories about all-American antiheroes; and how medieval tourists got their kicks

The National (Scotland)

Jen Stout's career journey from Shetland to Odesa via St Petersburg

‘HA! Yes, am trying not to be annoyed about what goes viral and what doesn’t!” read the Twitter DM from another Scottish journalist, Jen Stout.

The National (Scotland)

Shetland-born comedian Marjolein Robertson on the 10 things that changed her life

Adam Robertson spoke with Shetland-born comedian Marjolein Robertson on the 10 things that changed her life...

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: fabulous drag queens shake up small-town America

They hit Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where there is a statewide drag ban. Plus: unwind with a trip to the Shetland islands. Here’s what to watch this evening

The National (Scotland)

Gordon Strachan threatens to 'move to Shetland' if 'unbearable' England win the Euros

FORMER Scotland international Gordon Strachan has said he will be “moving to Shetland” if England win the Euros because the celebrations of…

The Guardian - UK

How Shetland data is helping to gauge El Niño’s effect on thunderstorms

Historical records may prove link between climate fluctuation in Pacific and atmospheric electric field over 5,000 miles away

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