A number of companies plan to use SaxaVord Spaceport, on Unst in the Shetland Islands, as a launch site for commercial rockets. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), from Germany, is thought to have the ...

DETECTIVE Jimmy Perez is back on the case, but this time he's swapping Shetland for a new adventure on another island. Best-selling author Ann Cleeves, whose gripping novels inspired the hit BBC ...

A remote Shetland island is celebrating its traditional New Year's Day - two weeks after other parts of the world. Foula - which is home to fewer than 40 people - never fully adopted the modern ...

Crime writer Ann Cleeves, the author of the Shetland novel series and creator of the BBC's hit TV adaptation, has announced the return of Jimmy Perez in her upcoming book. The popular detective ...

Editor’s note: The following article was gleaned from the Feb. 25, 1965, edition of The Recorder. BOLAR — This is a story ...

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands. The licensing process looked at a number of key factors. This included how safety is maintained ...

The first 'vertical' rocket launch from UK soil will finally go ahead this year from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, the northernmost of the Shetland Islands. The 100ft RFA One launch vehicle ...

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Ferries go from Foula to Walls on the mainland Shetland island, and there also flights from the island's airport to other parts of the Shetlands.

Residents on a remote Scottish island have been celebrating an old Viking fire festival. More than a thousand people, dressed ...