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Jan to receive animal welfare award
![Jan Bevington caring for a selkie at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/060702_selkiewife_small-240x140.jpg)
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![The Men They Couldn't Hang return to Shetland for the first time since the 1980s this weekend.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Men_They_Couldnt_Hang-240x140.jpg)
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![SIC leader Gary Robinson (second from left) and NHS Shetland chairman Ian Kinniburgh (third from left) with Scottish Youth Parliament members Catherine Hannah (left) and Kaylee Mouat (right). Photo courtesy of SIC.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Care.Fair_.Share_-_Shet_Prtnship_141014_sml-240x140.jpg)
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![More than 40 runners took part in yesterday's cross country run at the Knab. Photo: Bob Kerr](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/S0321223-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Wool Week is a truly international affair - Photo: SWW](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141012_SWW_MAP_SO_FAR-240x140.jpg)
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![A number Shetland Wool Week workshops took place on board the Swan.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141010_Swan_group-240x140.jpg)
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![The Bibby Challenge at Blacksness Pier in Scalloway. Councillors heard that the harbour requires investment to continue attracting business from the oil and gas industry. Photo: James Nicolson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/James_Nicolson_-_the_Bibb_Challenge_berthing_at_Blacksness_Pier_in_Scalloway-240x140.jpg)
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![SIC convener Malcolm Bell, leader Gary Robinson and chief executive Mark Boden at Lystina House today. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141010_bell_robinson__boden_lystina-240x140.jpg)
![Lavinia Moncrieff 'such as big part of the school'.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141009_Sandness_school_retirement1-240x140.jpg)
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![The Northmavine community coming out in strength to safeguard the Urafirth primary school.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141009_Urafirth_school__community-240x140.jpg)
![Southend Councillor Billy Fox.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/billy_fox-238x248-240x140.jpg)
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![Campaigners protesting against secondary school cuts took to the streets of Lerwick in June. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/140607_cure_march_6-240x140.jpg)
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![Frankie's Fish & Chips has scooped another award.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141007_frankies_chippy_2-240x140.jpg)
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![The Gremista waste to energy plant](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Waste_to_Energy_plant-240x140.jpg)
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