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Could oil discovery be a boon for Sullom Voe?
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![NHS Shetland chairman Ian Kinniburgh.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170324_Ian_Kinniburgh-240x140.jpg)
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![The roadblocks were situated at the foot of Mill Brae, but they were not thought to have been used often. Photo: Scalloway Museum.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/130324_Scalloway_roadblocks-240x140.png)
![NHS Shetland voted in favour of sending the majority of its patients for treatment in Aberdeen via the ferry.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/140411_hrossey_heads_into_rough_seas-240x140.jpg)
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![Miriam Brett, pictured during the 2014 Scottish independence campaign, was involved in the Westminster lockdown on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Simon Baker](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/140912_miriam_brett-240x140.jpg)
![Design proposals for the bookshop by local architects Redman and Sutherland.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/VIEW_FROM_NORTH_WEST-240x140.jpg)
![NHS Shetland’s Choose Life coordinator Karen Smith.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Karen-240x140.jpg)
![One of the Triton pens purchased by Cooke Aquaculture.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Tritonpen_1-240x140.jpg)
![Newly elected MSYPs Sonny Thomason (second from left) and Charlie Haddon (third from left) with Martin Summers of Shetland Islands Council (left) and deputy returning officer Anne Cogle. Photo: SIC.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSCF9375-240x140.jpg)
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![New crofting commissioner Andy Holt.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/andy_holt_2-240x140.png)
![The Gentleman Crafter - aka John Bloodworth - will be in Shetland at the weekend as part of a nationwide fundraising challenge.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170317_Gentleman_Crafter-240x140.jpg)
![A pontoon is currently erected alongside Toft pier on a temporary basis after it was fenced off in December over safety fears. Photo: Robert Williamson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170317_Toft_Robert_Williamson-240x140.jpg)
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![Lerwick North council hopeful John Fraser. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC_0917-240x140.jpg)
![Speakers Richard Forbes Chris Bunyan, Barbara Dinnage and Donald Murray often had to support a motion which they perhaps did not personally agree with. the debate was chaired by Karen Fraser - Photo: Yetti Biscuit/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/173011_Althing-240x140.jpg)
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![A spectacular sight as the galley goes up in flames on Friday night - Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170310_SMUHA_burning-240x140.jpg)
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![The pier at Toft was fenced off in December last year after being declared unsafe to use - Photo: Robert Williamson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/161207_Fenced_off_pier_at_Toft_Robert_Williamson-240x140.jpg)
![A weed killing system introduced by the council last year which uses hot water has helped to cut costs. Photo: William Spence](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/160729_Hot_water-240x140.jpg)
![The water treatment works at Sandy Loch. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC_0942-240x140.jpg)
![The Commercial Street premises are expected to reopen as a franchise of Monterey Jack's next week. Photo: Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC_0939-240x140.jpg)
![The Hildasay leaving Lerwick Harbour.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/160316_Hildasay-240x140.jpg)
![One of the Ocean Way fishermen being taken to safety at Lerwick Harbour on Friday morning - Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170303_rescue_one-240x140.jpg)
![Loganair managing director Jonathan Hinkles says leaving the Flybe franchise will make for greater flexibility.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170303_Jonathan_Hinkles-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Charitable Trust vice chairman Jonathan Wills (left) and chairman Bobby Hunter (right).](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170302_Wills_Hunter-240x140.jpg)
![George Anderson and Lowrie Irvine.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pjimage_5-240x140.jpg)
![The new Fort Road development is almost ready for social housing tenants to move in.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DSC_5903_1-240x140.jpg)
![Trustee Sandy Peterson says Disability Shetland's service won't be affected by the reduction in hours.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/151214_Sandy_Peterson-240x140.jpg)
![Chris Dyer, a Viking from the English south coast - Photo: Mark Berry](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Chris_at_the_burning-240x140.jpg)
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![Police Scotland assistant chief constable Andy Cowie was area commander in Shetland between 2003 and 2006 - Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170224_assistant_chief_constable_Andy_Cowie_CC-240x140.jpg)
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![The cruise ship Celebrity Silhoutte in Lerwick last summer. Photo: David Spence](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/160814_Celebrity_Silhoutte__David_Spence-240x140.jpg)
![Toft pier was fenced off by the SIC in early December last year - Photo: Robert Williamson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/161207_Fenced_off_pier_at_Toft_Robert_Williamson-240x140.jpg)
![Steven McKimm was able to enjoy a few pints in the Mareel bar after he was refused entry to watch Trainspotting 2 the same night.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170210_Steven_McKimm__ShetlandNews-240x140.jpg)
![An artist's impression of the new development. The children's home on the left of the image is only a proposal at this stage - Image: Gareth Elphinstone /Visio Architecture](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170210_Tingwall_development_proposal-240x140.png)
![Nesting & Girlsta guizer jarl Norman Johnston enjoying every moment of his big day - Photo: Ivan Hawick](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170210_Nesting_Jarl_Norman_Johnston__Ivan_Hawick-240x140.jpg)
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