Shetland
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Having ridden the length of the island of Yell on Sunday (twice: Ulsta to Gutcher, the Unst ferry departure, and back) all I had to do to finish the Mull2Muckle was the 10 miles or so through Unst to RAF Saxa Vord, or the Saxa Vord Resort as it’s now called, being filmed on the…
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The Mull2Muckle Scottish End-to-End, or Tom’s Fairly Long Ride, is nearing completion, with midsummer tomorrow and the last approach to the Muckle Flugga shore station on Unst first thing tomorrow morning. After the show today I’ll drive to Toft, get the ferry to Yell, drive the 18 miles across (or up) the island (seeing as…
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Just wrapping up things in Shetland before heading off south tomorrow. This is where I’m going and what’s happening if you want to catch up at any point. Remember to follow the blog posts and also, though I’m not doing the afternoon show from 11th-15th, I think I’m doing daily updates for Fred Macaulay on…
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In the shops now! Is this the UK’s most spectacularly-sited Tesco? Picture taken today at noon… The new Shetland Life Magazine is out now! Stoves – the return of solid fuel. Get scranning and casting! Between Blethers: As yet another pie-in-the-sky movie idea for Shetland (third sequel to The Wicker Man) is floated (if you can…
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Slightly worried about coronary thrombosis, having consumed a bit of a fry-up for breakfast, but putting my trust in statins, aspirin and beta blockers, I set off on Shetland Life business this morning, camera in hand. First a wee jaunt to Eshaness, and then the half-hour climb to the summit of the White Grunafirth above…
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Featuring an exclusive, hard-hitting piece by former council chief Dave Clark, a profile of Shetland-born EIS boss Ronnie Smith, a heroic tale of Arctic survival, Lerwick’s poisonous pies, and a marvellous photo essay on the late lamented North Star by Chloe Garrick. Who also took this front cover shot of the Market Cross in snow:
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It’s a Shetland thing. Whose oil did you say it was?
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The view out over Ura Firth and the Ness of Hillswick towards St Magnus’ Bay, 8.30am
