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Malcolmson appointed SNP convener as Wills joins party
![The SNP's Shetland branch convener Iain Malcolmson welcoming retiring SIC councillor Jonathan Wills into the fold outside Islesburgh on Saturday.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/SNP_local_party-240x140.jpg)
![AHS S3 pupils Holly Mouat and Carys Nield pictured with history teacher John Sandison at Menin Gate, Ypres during last month's trip.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pupils_and_JS_at_Menin_Gate_Ypres-240x140.jpg)
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![Duncan Simpson of Wir Shetland spoke in favour of the motion at Saturday's Althing debate - Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170422_Althing-240x140.jpg)
![2017 Young Fiddler of the Year George Spence.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/george_spence_young_fiddler_of_the_year-240x140.jpg)
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![NHS Shetland chairman Ian Kinniburgh and IJB chairman Cecil Smith](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170421_Kinniburgh__C.Smith_-240x140.png)
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![Around 140 people attended the celebrations in the Fetlar hall - Photo: Charlie Inkster](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170420_Fetlar_celebration-240x140.jpg)
![Yola Carter, a soul singer who won artist of the year at the UK Americana Awards in February, visits Shetland in late June.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/yola_carter-240x140.jpg)
![The Colour and Texture exhibition runs until early October.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170420_Colour_and_Texture-240x140.jpg)
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![Boatbuilders Jack Duncan and Robbie Tait along with Jane Leask from Serco NorthLink.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Boatbuilding_2017-240x140.jpg)
![Alex Ellis-Roswell plans to walk around 9,500 miles of British coastline as part of his fundraiser.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_1907-240x140.jpg)
![An image from the Dumping Ground exhibition by artists Callum Moncrieff and Jim Thomason.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Dumping_Ground_CMoncrieff_JThomason-240x140.jpg)
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![The council had been sending used glass bottles south for recycling as it was cheaper. Photo: Shetland News/Chris Cope.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/171016_enviroglass_2-240x140.jpg)
![Julia Odie with some of the children from an Operation Orphan-run school in Joe Town, Sierra Leone.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/julia_with_children-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Befriending Scheme are (from left to right): Lynn Tulloch, project co-ordinator; Laura Russell, ASN development worker; Mairi Jamieson, young adults development worker and Elaine Nisbet, 60+ development worker. Missing from the photo is Amanda Brown, children and young people’s development worker. Photo: Hans J Marter/ Shetland News](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170418_Shetland_Befriending_Scheme-240x140.jpg)
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![The health board discussed the travel policy update in private on Tuesday.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_2603-240x140.jpg)
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![The Rotary Motor show is held every second year at Lerwick's Clickimin Leisure Centre - Photo: Rotary Club of Shetland](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170417_Motor_Show-240x140.jpg)
![Musical ensemble Mr McFall's Chamber's risk paid off at Mareel on Saturday night. Photo: Shetland News/Alex Garrick-Wright.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170416_McFalls-240x140.jpg)
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![Filming on the fourth series has already started and it will head to Shetland for the duration of May. Photo: BBC](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170414_Shetland_IV_a-240x140.jpg)
![The Young Fiddler of the Year competition has has received 171 entries from 101 fiddlers - Photo: Lisa Johnson](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170414_Young_Fiddler_on_beach_by_Lisa_Johnson-240x140.jpg)
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![Training sessions are already under way on the Quarff hills.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170413_luke_Holt_training_session-240x140.jpg)
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