UNST: The Island Above All Others

The Northern Lights were out in full force again last night in Unst. Check out this picture from Mike Pennington, taken above Burrafirth.

BBC Two TV show ‘An Island Parish’ kicks off on 21st March at 8:30pm, where the series follows the residents of Unst and gets an insight as to

UPDATE FROM NORWICK UHA COMMITTEE   Norwick Up Helly Aa has been postponed until 19th March 2016. All Viking festivities will continue as normal on this date.  

Uyeasound Up Helly Aa took place 12th – 13th of February. Here’s some snaps from the day and night with Guizer Jarl, Christopher Ritch, and his squad !

Unst is hoping to play part in a Guinness World Records attempt for the ‘Worlds Biggest Pub Quiz’ this weekend. Over 1,000 pubs throughout the UK will be

  Plans from National Trust of Scotland to rescue and restore Halligarth house to the highest of standards are still in the pipeline. 2015 brought to light a number

Our Unst distillery has just announced an exciting limited edition Shetland Reel Gin for Up Helly Aa season! A small 20cl bottle is all that’s required as it comes in

Unst Partnership have announced the next two community skip days will take place on the following dates at Northside, Baltasound Pier: Saturday 20th February: 0930 – 1130am Saturday

An intergenerational project in the Baltasound Junior High School called ‘Let Da Stons Spaek’ is looking for folk to get involved! The project will have pupils working with the

As February draws closer and the festive season comes to an end, preparations are now in full swing for Up Helly Aa! Friday 12th Feb – Uyeasound Up