Andrea Racekova
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Andrea Racekova
@andrearacekova.bsky.social
Slovakian BBC journalism apprentice based in Shetland
DMs always open for UK/Eastern and Central Europe stories.
Libraries in Moray, Perth and Kinross and Aberdeenshire earmarked for closure have been saved (for now)!

The amount of effort the residents-turned-activists have put into their local campaigns is admirable - and it's great to see it has paid off.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Councils halt plans to close libraries
Libraries at risk of closure in Perth & Kinross and Moray have been saved following council budget meetings.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
@ionanicol.bsky.social and I worked together on the Shetland food and drink show this year.

Although most of it is Christmas-themed, the Slovak recipes I cooked live on air can definitely work for your Hogmanay dinner!

There is so much more abour Shetland food here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
December 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I'm not sure if this is the best way of entering @bsky.app but it's very Slavic, so it's also very me.

I've done my first ever (not that I'd ever planned this) cooking session on the radio for the Christmas edition of BBC Radio Shetland's Food Larder winter programme.

More to follow on Wednesday🎄
December 2, 2024 at 9:18 PM
This was a fun one to work on, and also very informative too.

I've learned a lot about flapper skates in Shetland thanks to @uhishetland.bsky.social and their research into these endangered animals🐟

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Watch the moment a skate attacks a fisherman's boat off Shetland
RNLI technician Paul Hutchison was out at sea at Muckle Roe when the large fish began to ram his boat.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 8:58 PM