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Viking: the horse has bolted
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![Dean Owens on stage at Muckle Roe Hall last night, with Arthur Nicholson - and a curious-looking fireplace - in the background.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dean_owens__arthur-240x140.jpg)
![HIAL managing director Inglis Lyon.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hial_managing_director_inglis_lyon-240x140.jpg)
![A sneak peek of the inside of the new Aurora shop.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/150410_aurora_shop-240x140.jpg)
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![Acclaimed alternative/folk group Admiral Fallow will begin the launch tour for their third album with shows in Mid Yell and Lerwick at the end of May.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Admiral_Fallow_HiRes_001-240x140.jpg)
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![One of the McDonald's "happy meal" balloons that has washed ashore on Shetland's beaches. Photo courtesy of Jane Outram.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/11083781_651121648327432_5307991884025824593_o-240x140.jpg)
![One of the turbines that forms part of Peel Energy's Scout Moor wind farm in England.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Scout_Moor_single_turbine-240x140.jpg)
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![HIAL has so far been able to keep flights running in and out of Sumburgh during the industrial action.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1211_busy_sumburgh_airport-240x140.jpg)
![Chris Bunyan has been given a long service award.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CHS_Award-240x140.jpg)
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![Steven Robertson will again appear in the new series of 'Shetland', with filming taking place in the islands this week.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/130311_steven_robertson_in_shetland-240x140.jpg)
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![Professor Robin MacPherson.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Professor_Robin_MacPherson-240x140.jpg)
![Saltfishforty duo Douglas Montgomery and Brian Cromarty on stage at Sandwick's Carnegie Hall on Sunday night. Photo: Dale Smith](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/saltfishforty-240x140.jpg)
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![Sumburgh airport will remain open next week despite a 48 hour stoppage by security staff.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1211_busy_sumburgh_airport-240x140.jpg)
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![Lauren Sandison with her bronze medal](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/image1-240x140.jpg)
![The Scalloway Hotel has been judged to have the best restaurant in the Scottish islands. Photo Anne Macdonald](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/The_Scalloway_Hotel_Photo_Anne_Macdonald-240x140.jpg)
![The Courageous with her new owners (from left): Christopher Irvine, skipper Ian Shearer, Malcolm Reid and James Johnson. Photo Ivan Reid](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/150402_courageous_and_crew_Photo_Ivan_Reid-240x140.jpg)
![Jeremy Hardy gears up for his journey north with a trip to the seaside.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/150402_jeremy_hardy-240x140.jpg)
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![UKIP's prospective parliamentary candidate Robert Smith](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/150331_Robert_smith_small-240x140.jpg)
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