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 ...

Foula - which is home to fewer than 40 people - never fully adopted the modern Gregorian calendar, preferring instead to follow some of the traditions of the Julian calendar. So this sees ...

Foula, a small island in the Shetland Archipelago, has just 35 residents and no pubs, shops, or Wi-Fi. They follow the Julian calendar, celebrating New Year on January 13th. An island resident shares ...

Located 20 miles off the west coast of Shetland, lies Foula - a Scottish island where its 35 residents ring in the New Year nearly two weeks after the rest of the country. Foula, sometimes ...

And islanders will also see in the New Year nearly two weeks after the rest of the country - because Foula still adheres to an ancient calendar for the festivity. Foula in Shetland, Britain’s ...

Lockerbie and District Rotary Club members enjoyed a tour of the Shetland Isles at their latest meeting.

Foula, a small island in the Shetland Archipelago, has just 35 residents. There are no pubs, shops, or Wi-Fi, and the locals live according to the Julian calendar. On January 13th, they celebrate ...

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A Norwegian trawler was pulled into harbour by marine patrol in the small hours of Thursday morning. The Talbor, a 64-metre ...

A Norwegian trawler detained at Lerwick Harbour early on Thursday has been fined. The Talbor, a 64-metre pelagic trawler, was ...