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This part of the website opens a window on what’s happening in Shetland at the moment. We’ve news of achievements and inventions. We preview important events in the Shetland calendar. We introduce you to some more Shetlanders. Think of these pages as a magazine. If you have a story to tell, please get in touch.

November 2008 Newsletter

This is the newsletter we sent to our subscribers in November 2008. Headlines: A Very Busy Year Ahead In 2011; Will Self Writes About Shetland; Local Writer Honoured By The King Of Norway; Move to Reduce Carbon; Food Festival Hits Headlines; Praise for Shetland Postal Services. Read more

October 2008 Newsletter

This is the newsletter we sent to our subscribers in October 2008. Headlines: Food Festival Builds Foundation for the Future; Great Response to Allotments Proposal; Better Connection to Norway Next Summer; Excavation Of Böd Should Reveal Hanseatic Secrets; Whales, Otters, Seals, Hares and Hedgehogs: But Foxes?; Rare Birds Attract Autumn Migration of Birders; New Cinema And Music Venue A Step Closer. Read more

September 2008 Newsletter

This is the newsletter we sent to our subscribers in September 2008. Headlines: Jean-Christophe Novelli Tops Food Festival Bill; Unique Partnership Supports Seaside Awards; Hnefatafl All The Rage In Fetlar; Allotments May Offer Opportunity For Frustrated Gardeners; Foodies at the Festival; Cherry Lee Mewis Is Star Of Blues Festival; Quality Management Impresses In Step Awards; A Feast Of Film; Foula Electricity Scheme; Bressay Burnt Mound; Peerie Willie Guitar Festival; The Sunshine Islands. Read more

August 2008 Newsletter

This is the newsletter we sent to our subscribers in August 2008. Headlines: Best Boiled Tattie, Anyone?; Community Garden to be re-erected in North Roe; On The Track Of Orcas; Programme Announced For Seventh Book Festival; Food Festival Plans Develop; More Good Food News. Read more

July 2008 Newsletter

Newsletter sent out to our subscribers in July. Headlines: Shetland Education Service Praised In Government Report, Shetland Tops Another Chart, Italian Slow Food Enthusiasts Tour Shetland, Viking Unst in the running to win a National Lottery Award, Shetland Food Directory Launched, Norwegian Connection Renewed, Zero Carbon House Attracts Worldwide Attention, Johnsmas Foy Offered Wide Range of Attractions, July Sees First Nature Festival. Read more

History Alive: The Swan

A familiar sight in Shetland waters is the restored sail-fishing vessel, Swan, which, during the 1990s, was rescued and restored by a group of concerned enthusiasts. Read more

The Shetland Folk Festival

Each year, around the beginning of May, Shetland’s indefatigable Folk Festival Society stages what’s generally acknowledged to be one of the best events of its kind anywhere. Read more

How Shetland marks midsummer: The Johnsmas Foy

Every year, the people of Shetland celebrate midsummer in the Johnsmas Foy, a recently-revived festival that, centuries ago, used to mark the arrival of the Dutch herring fleet in the islands. An exciting line-up of local and international events is in place for the 2008 Foy... Read more