Vintage Vehicle Returning

This Bedford OB bus is 67-years-old and started its working life in Shetland. The vintage vehicle will be returning to some of its original routes, leaving Norfolk for the long journey on Monday. Read about the outing and the people involved in Shetland News.

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A Grand a Week?

There were two children at the Primary School on Foula, Shetland. One is off to High School in Lerwick next term and so the number drops by 50%. Almost £50k is the salary of the head teacher whose job has been advertised recently. That's about £1k a week, including three months holiday a year, rental accommodation available and one pupil to teach for the foreseeable future Nice work if you can get it! The BBC has the details.

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Father's Day - Just Ahead

It's ten days to Father's Day. Why not take him to a Skye ridge or, on second thoughts, give him a gift of Scottish Islands Explorer magazine? Indicate in one of the boxes on the subscription form the message you would like us to send and he will receive it, together with seven issues for the price of six. It's a present that will certainly last until Father's Day 2018.

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Fancy a Little Punding?

Go to the North Ronaldsay Sheep Festival website and look at the 2017 Schedule of Events to discover more about activities, in general. and 'punding', in particular. You will not be disappointed with this, the most northerly of the Orkney group

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AH! Alastair Humphreys

Whether you are jumping for joy on a summit or cycling on a flat stretch at sunset ... or just feeling that you would like to engage in 'microadventures' of this kind ... then go to the website of Alastair Humphreys. Updates have taken place; the newsletters are re-appearing; it's all go, although the pace and pursuit of adventures can all be within personal comfort zones.

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Take a Seat or Two

The Gatliff hostels at Berneray (above) and Rhenigidale have seats for visitors to relax on and feel relieved that they have reached rather stunning settings. The Gatliff group is featured in a VisitScotland blog that identifies nine unusual hostels - with an image of Howmore. Take a look and then plan a visit.

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The Blue Door

The premises of The Blue Door charity shop in Victoria Street, Kirkwall, Orkney, may not look particularly inviting, but since establishment in 2003, it has raised £1.7 million for various causes. Its work has now been honoured by the Her Majesty the Queen. See the BBC for the story behind this remarkable initiative.

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A Shore Low Price

Here's an interesting looking inlet, at Gravir, in the Lochs district of Lewis. You may want to look at a property, which appears to be relatively-close to the shore, marketed for around £17.5k. See Gil Mhor Cottsge and what's offered. For fine Hebridean images as well as house details, go to the home-page of the agents Ken MacDonald & Co.

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Brough of Birsay Bomb

The Brough of Birsay, off Orkney Mainland, looks a safe haven, but an unexploded device has been washed up on the tidal island. Disposal experts will be dealing with it this morning. See the BBC.

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Watch the Whale

The hump-backed whale off Tiumpian Head, Lewis, may not have leapt as high as this comparable one in a similar location, but it was captured on camera and is ready to be viewed on the BBC.

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