Swapping longships for lifeboats – ‘no less than ten’ of Shetland’s Up-Helly-Aa jarl squads to help raise funds at this year’s Aith Lifeboat Gala

The RNLI fundraising regatta – kicking off tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm – will also feature games, stalls, refreshments, and evening entertainment.

TIMES PAST: Super sausage sizzle spectacular; pop star vicar visits; gas plant sweetener pulled; super yacht abandoned; steam liner runs aground; first cricket match in years

This week’s Times Past includes a look back at cub scout celebrations from 1976 when they competed in a “super sausage sizzle spectacular”.

‘We punched above our weight big time’ – Goodlad uses first speech in parliament to highlight ‘transformative’ legislation that brought oil money to Shetland

“It’s an attitude that Scotland can learn from. And it is an attitude that Shetland must find once again.”