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Treacherous roads as heavy snow falls
![A snow plough clears the Kergord road - Photo: Elaine Falconer](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160130_snow_at_Kergord_Elaine_Falconer-240x140.jpg)
![Ulsta Ferry terminal in Yell bearing the brunt of Friday's storm. Photo: Robert Odie](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160129_Ulsta_Ferry_terminal_Yell_Shetland-240x140.jpg)
![Dave Gifford's classic photo of the culmination of Tuesday's procession in Lerwick as a thousand guizers prepare to cast their burning torches into the galley.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CZv8tRdWIAAgaa_.jpg-large_copy-240x140.jpg)
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![Two people escaped uninjured when their van was blown over near Gulberwick on the A970 on Friday morning - Photo: Chris Cope/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160129_overturned_van-240x140.jpg)
![CAA chief executive Andrew Haines](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160128_CAA_chief_executive_Andrew_Haines-240x140.jpg)
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![The multi-purpose oil support vessel Havila Phoenix entering Lerwick harbour - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Havila_Phoenix-240x140.jpg)
![A Loganair flight from Aberdeen sparked a full emergency at Sumburgh Airport when it landed on one engine on 23 December 2015 - Photo: Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/151223_Full_emergency-240x140.jpg)
![Cllr alastair Cooper: 'for the sake of saving money we could end up putting lives at risk in Shetland' - Photo: SIC](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1309_1-240x140.jpg)
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![No wonder Guizer Jarl Mark Evans was delighted with the night so far - all photos: Austin Taylor](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160126_UHA7_Austin-240x140.jpg)
![Guizer Jarl Solmund Sigurson of Tonsberg and his squad of 69 Viking about to set off from the Lerwick Legion on Tuesday morning - Photos: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160126_Mark_Evans-240x140.jpg)
![Lerwick Guizer Jarl Mark Evans with his galley Lauren Grace - Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160126_Jarl_with_galley-240x140.jpg)
![David Mach: Aagh - Speech Bubble](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160125_David_Mach_Aagh_-_Speech_Bubble-240x140.jpg)
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![The HNP building on Lerwick's Commercial Road.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/151216_HNP_Engineers-240x140.jpg)
![Georges Dif (1946 - 2015) - Photo: Olivier hervieu](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Georges_Dif-240x140.jpg)
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![The Hillbilly Shakespeare will be brought to life by Scottish singer/songwriter Dean Owens.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/1401x788-74300908-240x140.jpg)
![The Lone Bellow - a triumphant cocktail of unashamed melody, succulent harmonies and driving rhythms.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rsz_1maggie_tlb_pic-240x140.jpg)
![Lord Wallace of Tankerness has pledged to pursue the idea of devolving the Crown Estate assets to the Scottish islands - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/141015_Jim_Wallace-240x140.jpg)
![Ann Cleeves' latest book is the most popular item to be borrowed from the shelves of Shetland library.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Cleeves-240x140.jpg)
![Scottish Sea farms modern apprentice Martin Mladenov at the helm of his workboat.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Martin_Mladenov_Modern_Apprentice_with_SSF_in_Shetland_and_finalist_in_the_2016_Lantra_awards-240x140.jpg)
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![An Eastern Airways oil charter flight landing at Aberdeen airport.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4670877931_9fb69275f7_o-240x140.jpg)
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![The Majestic creel boat is now sinking off Yell after taking in water on Thursday morning. Photo Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/LK678-240x140.jpg)
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![Steven Goodlad, one of the 15 remaining qualified referees.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rsz_1rsz_steven_goodlad_referee-240x140.jpg)
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![Loganair chief executive Stewart Adams is standing down for "personal reasons".](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/130115Stewart_Adams_Loganair-240x140.jpg)
![The Lone Bellow, a harmony trio with backing band, are due to kick off their European tour at Mareel on Thursday night.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TLB_2015-9_2-240x140.jpg)
![Rhona Summer said this waxwings was gorging itself on apples until it could hardly fly - Photo: Rhona Summers](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/160119_Waxwings_in_Lerwick-240x140.jpg)
![A salmon farm in Vidlin voe. Tavish Scott is arguing that the industry should benefit, via the NAFC Marine Centre, from seabed revenue.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/140503_Vidlin_Voe_salmon_farm-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right: Withered Hand, The Pictish Trail and James Yorkston.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rsz_1rsz_1057jannicahoney_foto-240x140.jpg)
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