Shetland News
RSNO’s most ambitious residency goes to Shetland in 2012
2nd February 2012
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) embarks on its most geographically ambitious residential endeavour in the UK – Out and About in Shetland – five days of rehearsals and performances, education and community activities, and workshops and masterclasses across the Islands from Thursday 1 to Monday 5 March 2012
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February 2012 Newsletter
30th January 2012
Welcome to the Promote Shetland newsletter for February 2012, which we hope will inspire you to come up and visit us.
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LIVE Up Helly Aa Webcast
29th January 2012
Promote Shetland are pleased to announce that we will once again be broadcasting Up Helly Aa LIVE through our webcam network on 31st January.
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Local MSYP on award shortlist
25th January 2012
A YOUNG woman from Shetland is among five budding parliamentarians shortlisted for the Scottish V...
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Virtual sailing race to Shetland for Up Helly Aa
25th January 2012
Take part in a virtual sailing race to Shetland in time for Up Helly Aa.
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New Hay's Dock Cafe Restaurant Website Launched
23rd January 2012
Hay’s Dock Café Restaurant is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved website.
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New Up Helly Aa Book Released
20th January 2012
Shetland Heritage Publications is pleased to announce the release of an important new work about Shetland literature and Up Helly Aa
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Bonhoga Gallery begins year with ‘Sixties’ Exposure,’ an exhibition by Dennis Coutts
13th January 2012
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that the work of eminent local photographer Dennis Coutts will be showcased at Bonhoga Gallery for the first exhibition of 2012 on Friday 20th January
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Tesco Promotes Shetland
12th January 2012
Eight new Tesco trucks will be launched in the New Year, each specially branded with a Shetland message.
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Provisional Visiting Artiste Line Up Announced for Folk Festival
12th January 2012
The organisers of the prestigious, world-renowned and award winning Shetland Folk Festival have just launched the provisional visiting artiste line up for the 32nd four-day ‘spree’ of brilliant folk music, sessions and sleep deprivation.
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Comedians and local musicians confirmed for Stand Up Helly Aa and Fiery Sessions
12th January 2012
Shetland Arts has confirmed that popular comedians Chris Forbes and Gary Little, alongside compere Sandy Nelson, will be entertaining audiences at the Garrison Theatre, 9pm on January 31st, following the Up Helly Aa procession.
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New VisitScotland Shetland television adverts launched
12th January 2012
A new national VisitScotland television advert featuring Shetland has been launched.
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Crowds thrilled as whales feast on birds
9th January 2012
A POD of four killer whales kept a crowd of wildlife watchers entranced for hours on a still afternoon in Shetland on Sunday
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New Dual Exhibition in Da Gadderie
4th January 2012
A new exhibition opens in Da Gadderie at Shetland Museum and Archives on Saturday 7th January, until 5th February 2012. The exhibition includes work from two artists, both mainly depicting Shetland, but expressing two very different ways of seeing the islands.
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Brand New Shetland TV Advert featuring Simon King
14th December 2011
We've been working on a brand new TV advert featuring Simon King which we hope to use in 2012....
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The Swan Trust wins Sail Training International Award
8th December 2011
Shetland's The Swan has won an award from Sail Training International.
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Shetland (may be) the best place to see lunar eclipse on Saturday
8th December 2011
Shetland may be the best place to see the lunar eclipse on Saturday.
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Islesburgh House Youth hostel officially the best in the world
7th December 2011
The Islesburgh House Youth Hostel in Lerwick has been named as the “Best Hostel in the World 2011” by Hostelling International (HI).
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Unst Achieves 'Walkers Are Welcome' Award
7th December 2011
The Unst Community Council and the Unst Partnership during the summer committed to the process of...
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Mareel to open in Spring 2012
6th December 2011
Shetland Arts is delighted to announce that Mareel will open on Thursday 24th May 2012.
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Bonhoga Gallery to host ‘New Artistans’ book launch on 7 Dec
2nd December 2011
A new publication and directory of over 70 international designers and artists, profiling Whalsay textile designers Andrea Williamson and Jen Deschênes, will be launched at Bonhoga Gallery in December.
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Famous film director Scorcese claims Shetland ancestry
2nd December 2011
American film director Martin Scorsese has Shetland blood, he declared today
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Authentic Hand Knit Fair Isle Fisherman's Keps Auctioned for Museum Fund
1st December 2011
Authentic Fair Isle keps go on auction to raise funds for local museum.
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Shetland Wildlife New 2012 e-Brochure
30th November 2011
Shetland Wildlife have produced a new and eco-friendly 'flip-page' version of their 2012 Shetland Wildlife brochure.
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December 2011 Newsletter
28th November 2011
Welcome to the Promote Shetland newsletter for December 2011, which we hope will inspire you to come up and visit us.
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Local Businesses Honoured As Tourism Award Winners Announced
21st November 2011
THE SAXA Vord Resort, in Unst, and its network of suppliers, including Unst Regeneration Growers' Enterprise (URGE), have won the prestigious Highland and Islands tourism award in the best supplier partnership category.
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New Exhibition in Da Gadderie – Thomas Woore
18th November 2011
Shetland Museum and Archives is hosting an unusua...
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Scalloway Hotel Shortlisted for The Best Dining Out Experience
17th November 2011
SCALLOWAY Hotel is one of only three hotels in the running for the Best Dining Out Experience in...
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Cold Hands Warm Heart: Christmas Exhibition at Bonhoga
15th November 2011
Shetland Arts invites you to come in out of the cold and join the staff at Bonhoga for the opening of this year’s Christmas exhibition on 18th November from 5-7pm.
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Local guitar heroes to play Peerie Willie Guitar Season
14th November 2011
Music fans will be treated to performances by some of Shetland’s finest ‘local guitar...
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Celebrations as native Shetland wool wins protected status
11th November 2011
Native Shetland wool is to receive protected status under a European Union scheme that already helps producers of Shetland lamb, Cornish clotted cream and blue stilton cheese, it was announced today.
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Shetland designer exhibits at knitting shows
9th November 2011
YOUNG textiles designer Sarah Riley is to exhibit her collection at The Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate, after being shortlisted for a prestigious knitted textiles award.
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Viking Feast
4th November 2011
Come along to a traditional evening of feasting and entertainment with Viking friends in Hay's Dock Cafe Restauran
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Major Energy Conference Attracts Widespread Interest
4th November 2011
A major conference and exhibition on 16 and 17 November will promote Shetland’s exceptional renewable energy resources to specialists from all over Europe. Dynamic Shetland aims to demonstrate every aspect of Shetland's massive potential to the ‘biggest and brightest names’ in renewable energy.
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Fiddler Couper nominated for top music award
2nd November 2011
Shetland fiddle player Ross Couper is in the running for a high-profile music award.
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November 2011 Newsletter
31st October 2011
Welcome to the Promote Shetland newsletter for November 2011, which we hope will inspire you to come up and visit us.
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19th Century Fair Isle Cap Donated by Wool Week Ebayer
24th October 2011
Shetland Museum and Archives have recently received a donation of a traditional Fair Isle cap, which is thought to be the oldest piece of knitting in the collection.
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All eyes on rare Rubythroat
21st October 2011
GANGS of birdwatchers have been flocking up to Shetland to catch a glimpse of one of the rarest b...
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URGE and Saxa Vord Shortlisted for Highlands and Islands Tourism Award
14th October 2011
The finalists have just been announced for the Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards and for the second year running Saxa Vord appears in the short-list, this time for the ‘Best Supplier Partnership’ Award. The application was based on the close partnership between URGE, Britain’s most northerly market garden, headed up by Sarah McBurnie and Saxa Vord resort
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Sandford drawings to go on show at Da Gadderie
12th October 2011
A new exhibition of drawings by Ron Sandford opens in Da Gadderie at Shetland Museum this weekend
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Off to Franny Island
10th October 2011
Josh Sutton takes a family trip to the edge of the world and gets some help...
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Folk Art meets Fair Isle
7th October 2011
Take a peek into Shetlander Andrea Williamson’s idyllic studio from which she runs her text...
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International line up for Shetland Wool Week begins Monday 10th October
6th October 2011
Shetland is celebrating its wool and textiles industries with a week-long festival which starts on Monday 10th October. Run by Jamieson and Smith Shetland Wool Brokers, Shetland Wool Week is part of the international Campaign for Wool, a project lead by HRH The Prince of Wales to promote the natural benefits of the fibre.
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Shetland Food Festival Programme Announced
4th October 2011
The Shetland Food Festival, which is taking place from 5th-13th November, has confirmed it's prog...
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Ben Mullay Hosts Shetland Leg of Worldwide Photo Walk 2011
28th September 2011
On Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, the whole world will be walking again as part of the world’s largest global social photography event in the history of photography.
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Blowup @ Bonhoga Gallery
28th September 2011
After the enormous success of The Illustrators - Julia Donaldson’s exhibition of children’s book illustration that has seen record numbers of visitors at Bonhoga over the last month, comes something equally fun but very, very different!
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Isles photographer wins top wildlife award
27th September 2011
A SHETLAND-based photographer has won top prize in the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2011…much to his own surprise.
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October 2011 Newsletter
26th September 2011
Welcome to the Promote Shetland newsletter for October 2011, which we hope will inspire you to come up and visit us.
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New Guide about Trout Fishing in Shetland
21st September 2011
A brand new brochure detailing many of the islands' best fishing locations has just been published.
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