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Lerwick #UpHellyAa is under way. Three cheers for guizer jarl Calum Grains and his squad of 61 Vikings @Shetnews
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Jarl squad entering the town hall to receive the Freedom of Lerwick for 24 hours @Shetnews @scottishbeacon @PINewsF @EdinReporter @ShetIslandsCll
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Miriam Brett selected as SNP candidate for #Orkney and #Shetland @MiriamBrett @acarmichael4mp #GE2017 #election
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The Up Helly Aa jarl squad was in fine voice earlier this morning as they walked through Lerwick ahead of a busy day - and night - ahead. Read more at #uphellyaa
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Lerwick #UpHellyAa is well under way and it is an historic event this year as for the first time ever there are four female members in the jarl squad. Here @Shetnews shares a few photos from the morning
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The Up Helly Aa guizers were in fine form during the procession ahead of a busy night of revelry in halls around Lerwick. Read more at
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SNP candidate @MiriamBrett makes ferries pledge & vows to run positive campaign against @acarmichael4mp - #GE2017
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Shetland’s only SNP representative at the Scottish Parliament says it has been “a difficult few weeks” for the party – but suggests there is a “real sense of opportunity” for the future. .@Shetnews @Emma_Roddick @chrismcope @theSNP #ScottishIndependence.
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The Norwegian sail training ship Christian Radich was looking somewhat ghostly off the coast of Shetland on Friday in the fog. Thanks to David Anderson for the photos.
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Robert Leslie to fight Northern Isles seat for SNP via @Shetnews @theSNP @amcarmichaelMP @CoillaDrake @ScotTories.
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TV crime drama draws in over 4.5 million viewers | Shetland News … … via @Shetnews @djhenshall @AtotheOD @StephenWalters @BBCScotland
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TV REVIEW - Shetland IV: a grim and ruthless triumph #shetland #crime #drama #BBC #douglashenshall #jimmyperez #seriesfour #television #culture #review
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Cleeves cuts ribbon to reopen ‘magnificent’ refurbished library via @Shetnews @AnnCleeves @ShetlandLibrary @ShetIslandsCll.
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The procession and during of the Junior Up Helly Aa festival always take place ahead of the main event. Here are some photos from the junior burning. Thanks to @austintaylorpho .@Shetnews
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The jarl squad singing the Up Helly Aa song at the @ShetIslandsCll civic reception earlier this morning. Read more:
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Courage and sacrifice remembered at 20th anniversary of Green Lily grounding | Shetland News via @Shetnews @RNLI @MCA_media
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@HumzaYousaf Happy to. But why do you need their backing in order to include one of the SNP's own manifesto commitments in the budget?.
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All photos by Mark Mainz/BBC: Plaque honouring TV show unveiled in Lerwick by actor Henshall via @Shetnews @djhenshall
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Filming begins on fifth series of BBC crime drama | Shetland News via @Shetnews @BBCScotland @djhenshall @AtotheOD
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Librarian with ‘huge sense of fun’ nominated for national award via @Shetnews @ShetlandLibrary @MrsScorie.
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Lots of talk about cake fridges after tonight's episode of Shetland - yes there are cake fridges here, and plenty of them too via @Shetnews @djhenshall #shetland #cakefridge #cakeondemand.
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Lerwick #UpHellyAa2023 : HISTORY was made on Tuesday night as women joined men in the Up Helly Aa procession and they thoroughly enjoyed it!.via @Shetnews
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Fans told to expect ‘utterly compelling’ storyline as series six filming draws to a close via @Shetnews @AtotheOD @chrismcope @djhenshall.
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Protesters vow to keep going until MP goes | Shetland News http://t.co/UqHwFzEKYW via @Shetnews
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Carmichael to fight the Northern Isles seat once again via @Shetnews @amcarmichaelMP @scotlibdems @agcolehamilton @BeatriceWishart.
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RICHARD Osman’s The Man Who Died Twice has been named the most popular fiction book at Shetland Library last year. story can be found here: .via @Shetnews @ShetlandLibrary @richardosman @AnnCleeves @ellygriffiths @shetlandnoir
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Watch: Fair Isle lamb with ‘bionic’ legs becomes internet hit via @Shetnews @barklandcroft @CuteCuddlyPets
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Shetland IV: ‘a fine and nasty ride ahead’ | Shetland News via @Shetnews @BBCOne @djhenshall @PromoteShetland @AnnCleeves
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Here's another video from earlier today of the Up Helly Aa jarl squad walking through Lerwick. Read more about the day here:
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The Scalloway Fire Festival galley up in flames earlier tonight - read more at
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Shetland News says Yes to independence | Shetland News http://t.co/nazsWBHvRT via @shetnews @YesScotland.
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Ann Cleeves leads crowdfunding appeal to help rebuild Fair Isle Bird Observatory via @Shetnews @AnnCleeves @FI_Obs @FairIsleDevCo.
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Tiny bird causes euphoria among twitchers via @Shetnews @ShetlandWild @RareBirdAlertUK @stevegantlett
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We saw this message of positivity on the St Ninian's sands yesterday afternoon.
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A few more photos of Lerwick's #UpHellyAa from this morning. All photos by Chris Brown. @Shetnews
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And that's the Cullivoe Up Helly AA galley Lastdragar well alight on Friday evening. All the best to Jarl Brian Spence and his squad of Vikings.@shetnews #UphellyAa
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HPMAs are needed, but can only work with coastal communities at the table, writes @thatsealgirl Caitlin Turner of @siftscotland . Article at: . @Shetnews @ShFishermen @sff_uk @ShetIslandsCll @EmmMac79 @greens_shetland @alexjarmitage
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The likely cost of crashing out of the EU | Shetland News via @Shetnews @peoplesvote_uk @tavishscott
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Forget elf on the shelf - what about Santa in the Sumburgh based search and rescue helicopter? The bearded fellow is doing the rounds across Shetland this morning - here’s @RichDouthwaite's photo of him as he passed over Voe.
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Transport minister confirms big cut in ferry fares @HumzaYousaf @scotgov @NLFerries #shetland #ferries #transport
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A ‘little bit of treasure’ saved from the dump as old local photos discovered in bags of unwanted slides via @Shetnews @BillOddie @FI_Obs @PromoteShetland @ShetIslandsCll.
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Henshall ready to ‘go out on a high’ as crime drama nears return via @Shetnews @djhenshall @AtotheOD.
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The Lerwick Up Helly Aa galley has now been burnt and the jarl squad and the many guizers are heading out the halls. More coverage of the burning, including videos, will follow at #uphellyaa @PromoteShetland
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Lib Dems introduce bill to force prime minister to make Covid fines public via @Shetnews @amcarmichaelMP @scotlibdems.
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Books galore and a ‘place to go’: library prepares to open doors after big move via @Shetnews @ShetlandLibrary.
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This year's wool week provided £700k boost to isles' economy: @ShetlandWoolWk #shetlandwoolweek #woolweek #wool #knitwear #textiles #arts #crafts #culture #shetland #shetlandnews
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One of the most tragic news stories we ever covered.
2) In a dramatic rescue operation on 19th November, 1997, in storm force 11 winds, the @RNLI Lerwick Lifeboat plucked five crew off the vessel and the Coastguard airlifted 10 to safety, with Mr Deacon as winchman. He was tragically swept into the sea.
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Shetland journalist Jen Stout, in Russia on the Alfa Fellowship Program, has now left the country and has safely arrived in Austria. Here is her eyewitness report of the horrors of the last few days. .via @Shetnews @jm_stout #Ukraine #UkraineInvasion
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Writer Hannah Nicholson on Pride: ‘Queer folk have always existed’ via @Shetnews @FreyaDeyell @tattooedselkie.
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Major funding boost as UK Government pledges nearly £27m for new Fair Isle ferry via @Shetnews @RishiSunak @ShetIslandsCll @amcarmichaelMP @BeatriceWishart @jhalcrojohnston.
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Members of the Delting #UpHellyAa jarl squad roared their way through the streets of New York City this weekend in the annual #TartanDay Parade. .via @Shetnews @iishetland @TartanDay
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HISTORY was made on Tuesday night as women joined men in the Lerwick #UpHellyAa procession. Story at: .via @Shetnews
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Thanks to @shetnews reader Erwin Weyers for sending in this splendid photo of the Swan under full sail as she was leaving Lerwick at the end of the #tallshipslerwick
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SaxaVord spaceport overcomes major hurdle via @Shetnews @SaxaVord_Space @HEScotland @spacegovuk @LMUKNews.
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