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From a cupboard in Shetland to a pitch in Rwanda – hunt on for pre-loved football gear

HAVE YOU got any pre-loved football gear lying around, which could go to a new, loving home in…
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https://www.europesays.com/football/61327/

The amazingly well preserved Clickimin Broch on the south-west edge of Lerwick in Shetland. The site was first occupied around three thousand years ago, with the main structure dating back around two thousand years. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/shetland/clickimin/index.html

#Scotland #Shetland #Lerwick

Boo hiss...

Controversial #JackdawGasField set to be approved in weeks, sources say

Simon Jack, 3 September 2026

"The #UK government is set to give the go-ahead for a controversial new #GasField off the coast of #Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

"Approval for the Jackdaw project could come in mid-September, just before #Parliament breaks for party conference season, according to government and industry sources.

"The gas field was approved by the former #ConservativeGovernment in 2022 but was delayed by a legal ruling from a #ScottishCourt, after #EnvironmentalGroups argued consent was given without fully considering the #ClimateImpact.

"Jackdaw's owner says it will account for 6% of UK gas output when at peak production but environmental groups say it will provide only 2% of UK use when imports are included.

"Campaigners launched legal challenges after Jackdaw was approved in 2022 and when the #RosebankOilField off #Shetland was given the green light in 2023.

"The Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled last year that #Rosebank and Jackdaw had been unlawfully approved because the government had failed to take into account the climate impact of burning extracted #OilAndGas from the sites.

"A judge ruled that more detailed climate assessments had to be published, and further estimates were put out for consultation in July.

"Both Jackdaw and Rosebank are operated by #Adura, a joint venture between energy giants #ShellOil and Norway's #Equinor. Aberdeen-based firm Ithaca also owns 20% of Rosebank.

"Adura has estimated that Jackdaw could produce 35.8m tonnes of carbon over its 11-year lifetime, the equivalent of 90% of Scotland's emissions for 2023. But it said a more likely estimate was about 23.6m tonnes - equivalent to 60% of the 2023 figure.

" #Environmentalists insist that more #drilling would be unconscionable, hampering efforts to cut planet-warming carbon emissions as deadly #heatwaves and #ExtremeWeather affect billions across the globe.

"They also say starting production would not protect energy security and that transitioning sooner to #GreenerTechnologies would be better for supporting jobs."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9xe09jz4eo

#RenewablesNow #NoDrilling #NorthSea #ScottishCoast #UKNews #UKPol #Scotland #BigOilAndGas #ShellLies #Oiligarchy

myshetland.co.uk/a-day-of-two...

Rain this morning. Sun by the afternoon. The sheep refused to go out!

#myshetland #shetland #shetlandislands #shetlandsheep #weather #rainorshine #wetweather #sunnyafternoon #shetlandpony

#Kirkwall #Orkney 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 earlier today. The every-other-day ferry from #Aberdeen to #Lerwick #Shetland and v.v. stops here shortly before midnight.

Lovely #Lerwick #Shetland 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.

#Shetland 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Lerwick. A hike, along the sea and across the hills, right in time before the rain. 🥾

#Shetland 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Arriving into #Lerwick by ferry earlier today.

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Pettigarths Field Cairns: chambered cairn in Shetland Islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettigarths_Field_Cairns

#ScottishHistory #Shetland

High costs and unreliable #deliveries for #parcels in Shetland, report finds

Consumer #Scotland has published a report into its findings in #Shetland, #Orkney and the #WesternIsles, saying #islanders faced “high #postal costs” and “inconsistent services”.

A #RoyalMail decision to move postal #flights to #Glasgow instead of #Aberdeen has often been cited as resulting in longer delivery times in Shetland.

https://www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/07/15/high-costs-unreliable-deliveries-parcels/?utm_source=mastodon_fediverse

#greed #privatisation #fail #CorporateGreed

The Trows of #Orkney and #Shetland

What is a #Trow?

According to Saxby and Edmondston’s 'Home of a #Naturalist’ (1888):

“This interesting race of #supernatural beings is closely allied to the #Scandinavian #Trolls, but has some very distinctive characteristics of its own. The Trow is not such a mischief-making #sprite as the Troll, is more #human-like in some respects, and his #nature seems cast in a #morbid, #melancholy mould.”

https://faeryfolklorist.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-trows-of-orkney-and-shetland.html

#Folklore

‘The answer is dig a hole’: why Scotland’s islanders want tunnels instead of ferries.

From Shetland to the Western Isles, campaigners argue ageing ferries are driving depopulation – and undersea tunnels are the only 21st-century solution.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260102-the-answer-is-dig-a-hole-why-scotlands-islanders-want-tunnels-instead-of-ferries?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Scotland #UK #Infrastructure #Transport #Ferries #Tunnels #Shetland #WesternIsles #Depopulation

Suspected #bomb found near #gas #pipeline

Investigation under way after unexploded #bomb was discovered near a gas pipeline 40 mi east of #Shetland last month

Shell UK made the discovery during routine inspection of Far North Liquids & Associated Gas System (Flags) pipeline

Shell added it continues to work with relevant authorities including #Maritime and #Coastguard Agency

A guard vessel has also been positioned at the location.

https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2025/01/13/suspected-bomb-found-near-oil-pipeline

#HybridWar #GasPipelines #undersea

#Coastguard response times could quadruple under new plans

Controversial new proposal from #Bristow’s a private, profit motivated company Tories contracted to #privatize the service

Coastguard will have 60 min to launch after call is made

Currently they have 15 min during day, 45 min at night

This will risk lives

https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2023/10/06/coastguard-response-times-could-quadruple-under-new-plans

#ToryScum #CutsKill #Rescue #Shetland #Maritime #UK #greed #ToryDictatorship #Privatization #SearcjRescue #OilRigs #Ships #CruiseShips #PeopleNotProfits