The Latest Breaking News from Shetland

‘Enthusiastic’ headteacher wanted for remote island school with four pupils

Shetland Islands Council is advertising for a head to work on the primary school on the island of Foula.

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Remote island school with just FOUR pupils needs new head teacher - on a £61,374 salary

Foula Primary School, which is found on a remote island 16 miles off the west of Shetland mainland, is offering to pay a new head teacher more than £15,000 per pupil

Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022

Headteacher wanted for remote Shetland island’s four-pupil school

Can-do attitude and self-discipline essential for role at primary school on Foula, inhabited by 28 people

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2022

Jazz, Old Norse and ‘troll tunes’: the strange, stunning music of Shetland

It’s 550 years since the islands became part of Scotland, and the archipelago is still not for the faint-hearted. But it has inspired its own diverse music, where fiddles and accordions meet the sub-bass of the sea

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022

Stranded otter cub rescued on Shetland after trying to join puppy for walk

The adorable cub has been named Luna.

Daily Record · Jan 20, 2022