Shetland

Green lobby battles power line

Environmental group The John Muir Trust has urged its members to call the Scottish government to block plans to upgrade the new power line connecting the north of Scotland at Beauly to the south of the country at Denny. The 130...

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Country diary: Shetland

Shetland Whoever said that returning to a familiar place after a long time away makes you see it differently was certainly right: everything seems new. As the ferry cautiously inches up to her berth after a wild overnight trip,...

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Exclusive: Shetland nude calendar girls are revealed

Nov 5 2009 Charlie Gall Striptease secrets that set local tongues wagging are laid bare by the Record today. More than 100 men and women in Shetland peeled off for a charity calendar. Yesterday, the Record revealed how...

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Shetland's Jazz Weekender

Shetland Jazz fans are in for a treat next weekend, 13-16 November 2009, as the Harris Playfair Trio and Kirkwall Grammar School Big Band make the trip north for the “Jazz Weekender” event comprising school performances, youth...

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Gadderie Showcases Artwork by Shetland’s School Pupils

An exhibition showcasing the quality and diversity of artwork created by pupils aged 3 to 18 from schools across Shetland is to be shown in the Museum and Archives from 7th November - 6th December 2009.

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DONG Drills 2 Successful Sidetracks at Glenlivet Discovery

North Atlantic and North Sea Areas (Click to Enlarge) Transocean Rather (Click to Enlarge) DONG Energy, operator with 80% interest in license P1195, West of Shetlands, UK, has completed drilling of two successful appraisal...

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Adrian: Scotland Remembers Adrian Mitchell – Shetland Launch

Tuesday 10th November will see the launch of a poetry anthology published in memory of, and in tribute to, the late Adrian Mitchell aka the Shadow Poet Laureate, who died in December 2008. The event will take place in Shetland...

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The Shetland Islands Attractions

From Neolithic Britains Top Site to the Best Birdlife in Europe The remote, rocky Shetland Islands contain some of Britain's best scenery. From Shetland Ponies to the best Shetlands Islands hotels, below are the island...

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Orkneyinga Saga

Last summer, Heather and I spent a few weeks exploring the wild and wonderful Orkney Isles by sea kayak. Our trip did not cover much distance due to persistent poor weather, but this actually allowed us to explore the area in...

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Shetland 2009

A series of nature photographs taken while on holiday in the Sheland Islands, UK. Richard Parker slimrbp Beckenham, Kent, UK I am an amateur photographer based in Kent. I have always been keen on photography but things really...

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