Tourists are travelling from around the world to Scotland’s crofts as demand for wool-based experiences surges, boosting rural economies ...

Playing Tosh has been the greatest gift an actor could hope for. To be able to stay with the character, to allow her to grow in depth and maturity, and to be consistently rewarded and challenged by ...

It has been revealed that Alison O'Donnell will leave the BBC's beloved crime drama Shetland, after 13 years playing the co-leading role of DI Alison 'Tosh' McIntosh. In a statement alongside the ...

Shetland is officially back for its tenth season. The TV show, which is beloved by fans of police dramas like Trigger Point and Karen Pirie, has been running since all the way back in 2013. And we're ...

Eager to expand your knitting repertoire? Why not try the old shale stitch? Old shale is a traditional lace knitting pattern that creates distinctive rows of softly curved, fan-like waves. Often used ...

Pens at Scottish Sea Farms’ Linga site. SSF wants to create fewer but larger farms, with the new Fish Holm one holding 6,000 tonnes of salmon. Photograph: Shetland By Drone Huge project by ...

Eleven different breeds of sheep live on the Shetland Islands. — Photos: VERENA WOLFF/dpa Anne Doull is busy in winter. Together with her parents Margaret and Addie, she owns 650 sheep in the ...

Explore knitting, jewelry design, and more in this Scottish archipelago. That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors might expect wildness, ...

Or lace knitting. The women of Shetland were once famous for both, as visitors to the Shetland Museum and Archives in Lerwick can learn. Rescuing a cultural treasure Queen Victoria owned a stole, ...

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Anne Doull is busy during winter. Not only does she have a regular job as an engineer, but her family also owns 650 sheep in the northwest of Mainland, the main island of Shetland, an archipelago off ...

The series finale of the BBC's Shetland aired last night, eliciting a mixed bag of reactions from viewers. While some were content with the ending, others felt that the drama had lost its original ...