Uyeasound

The Norse weather gods were smiling on Uyeasound Up-Helly-A's Jarl Christopher Ritch and his squad this year. Their day has been dry and bright but with a chilling wind, as they have take on their usual visitations. The suit this year has taken on an ...

The honours eventually went to Bryden Priest of Uyeasound, who was named Shetland Young Fiddler, and Jasmin Smith of Bigton, who became the Shetland Traditional Young Fiddler. Bryden, a fourth-year pupil at Baltasound Junior High School, said he ...

Friday 13th was certainly lucky for Guizer Jarl Richard Mouat and his squad at this year's Uyeasound Up-Helly-A'. Some forecasts of poor weather came to nothing, the day staying dry and the wind falling away to give perfect conditions for the evening ...

Uyeasound primary school could have been kept open if SIC finances had been properly managed. SHETLAND Islands Council would not have to close schools or cut ferry services if it had managed its reserves sustainably over the past 13 years, a new ...

Uyeasound Guizer Jarl Colin Jamieson with his burning galley Uresvik - Photo: John Coutts FEBRUARY is a busy month for Shetland's rural communities with two fire festivals kicking off today, Friday, and three more the following weekend. Ollaberry man ...

The Uyeasound school was closed because there was an “educational benefit” – Baltasound school had access to an outdoor sports ground. Now the suggestion is to shut Baltasound secondary with very damaging effects on the sports ground across the ...