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Bobby Tulloch was a Shetlander whose fame spread far beyond the isles of his birth.  Born on Yell in 1929 he died in 1996.  For many of us his name will ever be associated with the Snowy Owls which nested on Fetlar from 1967 to 1975. To those of us who never knew the man…

Tim writes: Walruses spend quite a lot of their time loafing around on the beach together, especially the males.  We were watching one such inanimate group when a few decided to take a swim.  They then became curious about who was on the beach watching them.  I lay flat by the water’s edge and waited…

I’m grateful to the PDNP for coming back to me, a member of the public, very quickly with information on the retrospective invalid planning application for the track pictured above and written about back in May.  This is now an enforcement matter and therefore not in the public domain, but I’ll be checking regularly to…

It’s good to hear that various statutory agencies are jumping around and paying attention following the publication of some photos here on Wednesday of the condition of a public right of way and a designated site.  Well done Bob Berzins for highlighting this issue and bringing it to the attention of those who ought to…