Jeff Merrifield (1943 – 2024): Writer, musician and arts administrator who was ‘forever open to the shock of the new’
Local history teacher Jon Sandison reviews Jonathan Wills’ book on his uncle Davie and his time as a prisoner of war
After resigning as a councillor at the end of October, Tom Morton reflects on his two and a half years representing the Shetland North ward as well as Scottish Labour.
Music promoter Davie Gardner recalls a series of ‘pinch me’ moments when he welcomed Kris Kristofferson to Shetland for a sell-out gig 11 years ago
As the Viking Energy wind farm and interconnector are officially activated, retired teacher Frank Hay, the chair of Sustainable Shetland – the campaign group that has been opposing the wind farm project for more than 15 years – reflects on how this was achieved and at what cost.
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Welcome to the 35th Shetland accordion and fiddle bonanza
Brae High School pupil Beenie-Ann Wood reports from an exciting weekend in Stirling designed to help give young people a voice
Highland and Island Labour MSP and shadow cabinet secretary for rural affairs, land reform and the islands, Rhoda Grant, responds to Adrian Brockless’ letter of 5 August
Christian S Tait’s new poetry collection Emojis in the Margin charts the stages of grief and bereavement
Davie Gardner celebrates the first night of Shetland’s latest music festival and hopes for more
Shetland News’ dedicated agriculture show reviewer Davie Gardner has an educational day ranging from tractors to tray-bakes