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North isles broadband meetings next week
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![Housing and welfare minister Margaret Burgess was in Shetland on Wednesday - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/130807_Margaret_Burgess-240x140.jpg)
![The Prospect ran aground while leaving Lerwick harbour - all photos: Malcolm Younger](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Prospect_1-240x140.jpg)
![High achievers: Megan Petursdottir (16) and Kirsty Uttley (17) both got five 'A's at higher level. Charlie Unsworth (16) received seven '1's and a '2' at standard grade level. James Ma (18) received three 'A's and a 'C' at Advanced Higher and Ross Jamieson (17) received four 'A's at advanced higher – Photo: BBC](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Pupils_and_Minister_010-240x140.jpg)
![The council's Hoofields housing development could be duplicated if the SIC debt deal was agreed. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/130117_hoofields-240x140.jpg)
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![Scottish fishing minister Richard Lochhead discussing the forthcoming discards ban with skipper of the Radiant Star and current chairman of the Shetland PO Victor Laurenson - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lochheadlaurenson_edited-1-240x140.jpg)
![First minister Alex Salmond making a point during the public meeting in Mareel on Thursday - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Salmond-240x140.jpg)
![Alex Salmond arrived too late to meet the famous Shetland ponies Fivla and Vitamin in their Fair Isle jumpers, but knitwear designer Doreen Brown provided the perfect substitutes - all photos: Malcolm Younger](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/130724_Alex_Salmond_with_Doreen_Brown-240x140.jpg)
![The repair of the east extension of the Sumburgh airport runway could cost as much as £12 million - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/est_extension_of_Sumburgh_runway-240x140.jpg)
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![Ruby Lindsay preparing for her 105th birthday. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/130709_ruby_lindsay-240x140.jpg)
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![Former SIC social care director Christine Ferguson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/SIC_corporate_director_Christine_Ferguson-240x140.jpg)
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![Celebrating success are (left to right back row) : Anna Perry, Amanda MacKay, Jolene Mackay, James Rendall; in the boat (left to right): Shaun Hoseason, Connor Fraser, Sophiea Down, Judy Hamer, Lily Rendall, David Bradley; front (left to right): Ewan Hutcheson, Morgan Fraser, Luke Malcolmson and Benjamin Hamer - Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Nesting_school_edited-1-240x140.jpg)
![Each bundle of clothes represents one country where people are still becoming victimes of land mines - Photo: Roxane Permar](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC_0010-240x140.jpg)
![SIC political leader Gary Robinson: 'disappointed' - Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/130220_gary_robinson_small_by_millgaet_copy-240x140.jpg)
![Arriving at Lerwick harbour on Thursday afternoon - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/line-240x140.jpg)
![The fun fair being erected on Wednesday before it had to be taken down and shifted to Grantfield. Photo Chris Brown](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/130619-1-240x140.jpg)
![Leaving Lunna on Thursday morning - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/130620_FSK_leaving_Lunna_edited-1-240x140.jpg)
![Verena Grafin von Roedern on Tuesday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Verena_Grafin_von_Roedern-240x140.jpg)
![Anderson High School pupils Louise Cluness, Fyntan Shaw, Lois Ross and Jack Tait (from left to right) at the final of the 2013 UK Mathematical Trust’s Junior Team Maths Challenge - Photo: Graham Dorrat](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013_National_Final_Team_Maths_Challenge_072-240x140.jpg)
![The dispute over the lucrative NorthLink contract appears to be far from over - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Northlink-240x140.jpg)
![The joint press conference was held via video link (from left to right): Western isles council leader Angus Campbell, Orkney Islands Council leader Steven Heddle and Edinburgh based journalists - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/videolink-240x140.jpg)
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![HIE delegation visiting Shetland (from left to right): area manger Rachel Hunter, board members Mary Bownes, William Swann, Gary Spence, director of regional development Carroll Buxton, board members Jim Royan and Steve Thomson, and chief executive Alex Paterson - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/HIE_visit-240x140.jpg)
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![Dunrossness primary school P7 pupils teaching nursery kids in the art or birdwatching - Photo: Dunrossness Primary School](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dunrossness-240x140.jpg)
![Pauline Nixon, grateful for the community to have come together to make the memorial a reality - Photo: Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Pauline_Nixon-240x140.jpg)
![Michael Kelly: '... this is about pulling things together.' - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Michael_Kelly-240x140.jpg)
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