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Friday, 8 March 2024
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A family dressed as vikings with shields and a spear aboard a boat float with a dragon head design during a parade.

Long weekend ahead for Jarl Thorfinn the Mighty and his hardy Vikings

“IT'S REALLY very humbling,” says Jarl Leigh Smith in a quiet, reflective, almost emotional moment, immediately ahead of this year’s South Mainland Up Helly …
A single water droplet creating ripples on a smooth water surface.

Reassurance offered over levels of chemicals found in local water samples

SCOTTISH Water says customers should not be concerned about the level of what some call “forever” chemicals in some water samples in Shetland. A …
A smiling person holding a helmet stands next to a motorcycle in an outdoor setting with buildings in the background.

Parkrun tour of Italy, another award for Seabirds & Seals, Clair oil field progress and more …

LOCAL man Melvyn Heath is about to embark on a motorcycle tour of Italy during which he will run every Parkrun course along the …
High winds cause wall of historic Olnafirth kirk to collapse

High winds cause wall of historic Olnafirth kirk to collapse

THE DEMOLITION of part of the historic old kirk in Voe is being sought on safety grounds after a wall collapsed in recent high …
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