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![Marie Manson (left) with her friend Allison Hutchison who raised more than £5,000 for the charity Sands with their cross-Whalsay walk.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/140623_Marie_Manson__Allison_Hutchison-300x312-240x140.jpg)
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![(From left) Loris McDonald, Lee Irvine, Shaun Alderman performed an assured set of traditional tunes, some learned during this year's Edinburgh tattoo.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/20141119_203120-240x140.jpg)
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![Best value for Sella Ness? Three council tugs escort the tanker 'Value' into Sullom Voe last year. Photo John Bateson](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/130208_value_being_shepherded_in_to_sullom_Photo_John_Bateson-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland delegates at the SNP conference Neil Sutherland (left), Louise Giblin (centre) and Charlie Gallacher (right) with Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru (centre left) and new SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon (centre right).](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141116_Locasl_SNP_branch_at_Perth_conference-240x140.jpg)
![Filling in the planters are (from left) local neighbour Frank Johnson, Luke Smith, Stewart Hornal and Holly King - Photo: Austin Taylor.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141118_Park_Lane_garden-240x140.jpg)
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![Bob Hudson keeps the show ticking over - photo: Barry Broadbent](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141118_Westside_Panto-240x140.jpg)
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![John Johnston in the chair at the end of a long night, with fellow broadcaster Jane Moncrieff (left) and a whole bunch of musicians from Hom Bru and The Revellers.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10734141_870753512957425_2063591291814820430_n-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland's Northern Lights Ambassadors getting excited about going to London to meet Don McCullin.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141117_northern_lights_ambassadors-240x140.jpg)
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![Peter Sinclair demonstrating the art of bannock making - all photos: Elizabeth Atia](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141116_Peter_Sinclair_makes_bannocks-240x140.jpg)
![Oo'nique handbags: Shetland tweed is not getting the attention it deserves - Photos: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141115_Oonique-240x140.jpg)
![Marian Armitage during the book signing on Friday night - Photos: Elizabeth Atia](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141114_Marian_book_signing_3-240x140.jpg)
![The unusual Fetlar bronze armlet, which arrived in Shetland on Friday. Photo Shetland Museum and Archives](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141114_fetlar_bronze_armlet-240x140.jpg)
![The Nearaberg moored at Morrison Dock On Friday - Ian Leask.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141114_Nearaberg-240x140.jpg)
![The SSPCA lasses Louise Sales (right) and Terresa Leask ready to look after animal welfare in the isles. Photo BBC Radio Shetland](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141114_the_new_girls-240x140.jpg)
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![Loganair's first 50-seat Saab 2000 touched down at Sumburgh airport in April this year. Photo Ronnie Robertson](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/140414_First_Saab2000_landing_in_Shetland-240x140.jpg)
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![Richard Gordon, one of the key voices in Scottish football, at Mareel on Wednesday night - Photo: Chris Brown](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141112_Richard_Gordon-240x140.jpg)
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![Getting into gear BBC Radio Shetland's biggest night are (from left): Richard Forbes, John Johnston, Pudsey, Mike Grundon and Jane Moncrieff. Now where is Daniel Lawson?](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141113_BBC_shetland-240x140.jpg)
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![Iain Gulland (centre) with the winners of this year's Shetland Environmental Awards at the Shetland Museum and Archives on Wednesday - Photo: Austin Taylor](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/141112_Environmental_awards-240x140.jpg)
![Natasha Fraser's daughter Akira, who turns two later this month.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Akira_cropped-240x140.jpg)
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