The Whitakers’ donkey who loves to jump Living alongside John Whitaker’s elite sport horses is a 17-year-old donkey called Hazel, who is best friends with John’s superstar Equine America Unick Du ...

The streets of Lerwick are once again filled with fire and smoke as Shetland holds its world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event, which is traditionally held on the last Tuesday of January ...

Shetland has once again celebrated its annual fire festival - the largest of its kind in Europe. Up Helly Aa has been held for over 140 years in Lerwick to celebrate Shetland's Norse heritage.

Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest winter days. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman ...

Sean Bean is lending his talents to a new BBC crime drama. Following his critically acclaimed stints in Time and Marriage, the actor fronts This City is Ours – an eight-part series set and shot ...

Welcome to our coverage of the spectacular Up Helly Aa. The annual event celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage, on the last Tuesday in January in Lerwick. The celebrations will culminate in the ...

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Up Helly Aa is returning to Shetland this week, seeing thousands of people across the islands come together to mark the spectacular occasion. The event has been a staple of the Shetland calendar for ...

Erin Quinn, 23, who lived in Lerwick and worked as a firefighter at Sumburgh Airport, had played for Shetland Valkyries since 2022 after moving to the islands. Shetland RFC, in a statement issued on ...

The owner of a Shetland who died after he was fed chestnuts ... I lost it; I said ‘It’s because of you; you killed this pony’. They all said it wasn’t them and just walked off; not one ...

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