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Explore knitting, jewelry design, and more in this Scottish archipelago. The Shetland Islands lie between Scotland and Norway, where the North Sea meets the Atlantic. They are part of the archipelago ...

The Scottish authorities have called for the restoration of a military presence on the Shetland Islands to protect the UK's infrastructure from the alleged threat from Russia. This was reported by The ...

Join us for an epic Shetland Islands adventure as we travel from southern England to the northernmost points of the UK. Discover the unique charm of Lerwick, take a dip in the icy sea, and visit ...

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Shetland's inter-island ferry service has been described as "the social and economic backbone" of the islands, with a fleet of 12 vessels sailing about 70,000 times a year to nine islands. Plans to ...

Chartwell Marine, a pioneer of vessel design, has announced an order for a new Fair Isle ferry to supply to Shetland Islands Council. The vessel is due to commence build at Parkol Marine Engineering, ...

There's a moment in the latest season of the BBC crime drama "Shetland" when the camera pans slowly over the cliffs of Eshaness, in the north of the island of Mainland, Shetland. Volcanic cliffs drop ...

Richard Webber takes his family to Shetland and savours the simple pleasures of the open sea, wonderful wildlife and majestic landscapes. Young Shetland colt walking towards viewer. He very close; ...

From left: A home in Bigton, in Scotland's Shetland Islands; Lerwick, the archipelago's main town. That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors ...

As Alison Rendall took up her knitting needles to click and clack her way to creating her first Buggiflooer Beanie, she may well have felt the world watching. Her eagerly awaited woolly hat would ...