![The Buchan Alpha platform on Monday afternoon after being brought towards land. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1812edit-240x140.jpg)
Buchan Alpha brought towards land for dismantling
![The Buchan Alpha platform on Monday afternoon after being brought towards land. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1812edit-240x140.jpg)
![Ollie went missing in Sandwick on Friday and has not been seen since.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen_Shot_2017-10-16_at_12.03.04-240x140.png)
![Award winner Daniel Gear (centre) with EIC CEO Stuart Broadley (left) and Dr Ian Broadbent (right), MBA director at Robert Gordon University.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/EIC_Rising_Star_Award-240x140.jpg)
![Water flooded the entrance to the car park. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1564-240x140.jpg)
![New clinical nurse manager Graham Laing (left) and head of mental health services Karen Smith (right). Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1555-240x140.jpg)
![A screenshot of the monitoring system in action.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Screen_Shot_2017-10-10_at_15.44.16-240x140.png)
![Burrastow House enjoys fine views over the sea on Shetland's westside.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171010_Burrastow-240x140.jpg)
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![The Anderson High School shut its doors to pupils on Wednesday. Photo: Neil Riddell/Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC_2990-240x140.jpg)
![Boris is due to be repatriated with his owner. Photo: Courtesy of Alison Cole](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171005_Boris_the_stray_cat-240x140.jpg)
![The new Anderson High School hostel during construction last year. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/161003_Anderson_High_School_hostel-240x140.jpg)
![Council convener Malcolm Bell: 'impressed by the committee's grasp of the concept of the bill'.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1309_3-240x140.jpg)
![Fair Isle ferry the Good Shepherd.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/121116_good_shepherd_after_paint_job_by_valian-240x140.jpg)
![(L-R) Sandy Middleton, Craig Watt, Birdy Burgess and John Gair.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171003_forgottensons-240x140.png)
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![Photo: Shetland Islands Council](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171003_Scalloway-240x140.png)
![](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170907_SIC_crest-240x140.gif)
![The new Anderson High School will be handed over to Shetland Islands Council within the next week. Photo: SIC](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/new_ahs_16.8.17-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Gas Plant started production in February 2016. Photo: Total](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/160210_Shetland_Gas_Plant-240x140.jpg)
![NorthLink freight boat Hildasay.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/140626_Hildasay-240x140.jpg)
![A Flybe/Eastern Embraer aircraft at Sumburgh Airport recently. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170910-Embraer-at-Sumburgh_edit-240x140.jpg)
![Could the NAFC Marine Centre in Scalloway take on an extra role as a national research and management centre post-Brexit?](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/131030_NAFC_Marine_Centre-240x140.jpg)
![Actin trust chairman Capt. George Sutherland: 'serious financial problems'. Photo Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/121220_Capt_George_Sutherland-1-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Islands Council is a major player in the ten-year plan, which has been devised through the Shetland Partnership Board.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/160621_Lerwick_town_hall-240x140.jpg)
![The environment and transport committee will meet on Monday in the Lerwick town hall. Photo: Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170808_LK_town_hall-240x140.jpg)
![Assistant chief constable Andy Cowie spent three years in Shetland as the isles' area commander between 2003 and 2006. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170224_assistant_chief_constable_Andy_Cowie_CC-240x140.jpg)
![There were plenty of Bousta Beanies - this year's signature pattern - on show at the opening ceremony. Photo: Calum Toogood](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170925_calum_toogood-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Gas Plant started production in February 2016. Photo: Total](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/160210_Shetland_Gas_Plant-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland's new strongest man Jonni Manson in action during the tyre flip event. Photo: Mark Berry](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170924JonniManson-240x140.jpg)
![Lord Duncan with fishermen and fishermen's representatives in Lerwick on Friday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Lord_Duncan-1-240x140.jpg)
![Brae first responders Caroline Clark, Carolyn McKay and Tricia Robertson (L-R) doing some training. Photo: Kaylee Robertson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170922_firstresponders-240x140.jpg)
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![Lord Duncan has been in Shetland on Thursday and Friday to meet local industry representatives with one eye on Brexit. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170922_LordDuncan-240x140.jpg)
![The Windhouse sits on top of a hill in Mid Yell. Photo: Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170921_windhouse1-240x140.jpg)
![The SIC has concluded that purchasing the £7.6m multratug is its most cost-effective option. Photo: John Bateson.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170915_JohnBateson_multratug-240x140.jpg)
![NHS Shetland chief executive Ralph Roberts.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Ralph_Roberts_NHS_Shetland_copy-240x140.jpg)
![](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170612_Lerwick_Power_Station-240x140.jpg)
![CAB service manager Karen Eunson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/150211_CAB_service_manager_Karen_Eunson_2-240x140.jpg)
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![NFU Shetland branch chairman Jim Nicolson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/160117_operations_manager_Jim_Nicolson-240x140.jpg)
![The RAF base at Saxa Vord before it was closed and turned into holiday accommodation. Photo: Unst Heritage.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/RAF-Saxa-240x140.jpg)
![Previous contract holder Shetland Amenity Trust has now failed in the tendering process twice this year.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/rsz_1rsz_screen_shot_2016-06-14_at_193743-240x140.jpg)
![The detector is located near to the Sumburgh Head lighthouse. Photo: Nathan Case/Aurora Watch UK](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/17095_aurora_NathanCase-240x140.jpg)
![The tug in action on Tuesday as it helped berth the Antonis tanker at Sullom Voe. Photo: John Bateson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170915_JohnBateson-240x140.jpg)
![The emergency services were involved in the exercise. Photo: Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170914_exercise-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott (left) has again criticised the Scottish Government after rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing (right) confirmed loans will be paid to farmers and crofters.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170915_CAP-240x140.jpg)
![The Dornier 328 after leaving the runway. Photo: Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170126_plane_of_the_runway-240x140.jpg)
![Flybe and partner Eastern Airways had to put on an extra flight on Monday morning to make up for disruption to their schedule. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170901_Flybe_arriving-240x140.jpg)
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