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Views sought on islands bill
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![SIC convener Malcolm Bell put his name to a global statement calling for a nuclear weapons-free world.](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/140225_Malcolm_Bell-240x140.jpg)
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![COPE Ltd, which provides employment opportunities for adults with disabilities, this weekend won recognition at a Highlands-wide award ceremony.](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cope_participants_at_the_launch_of_the_new_rebrand-1-240x140.jpg)
![Rob Heron & the Teapad Orchestra, pictured on stage at Carnegie Hall, were on stirring form this weekend. Photo: Chris Brown](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rob_heron-240x140.jpg)
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![Moving On Employment Project are to receive government cash through the SIC to help people find work.](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-Picture2a-240x140.jpg)
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![Labour MEP Catherine Stihler in Shetland: "There's a real energy here."](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/150924_catherine_stihler_1-240x140.jpg)
![The pool at Clickimin will re-open on 10 October after the school holidays. Photo SRT](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/clickimin_pool-240x140.jpg)
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![Kathryn Spence, from Lerwick, has forged an international career in dance.](/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/150924_Kathryn_Spence-240x140.jpg)
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