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SIC: government must ‘island proof’ its policies
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![Following the incident, a Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said an ongoing review of shift cover was due to conclude in the new year and “in the meantime additional temporary cover is being brought into the area, as appropriate”.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ambulance-240x140.jpg)
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![Alistair Carmichael arriving at the Court of Session in Edinburgh last month.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_8399-240x140.jpg)
![Mati Ventrillon, whose design was used without credit by Chanel. Photo: Dave Cox Photography](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/rsz_1rsz_dylanthomas_westend_2757-240x140.jpg)
![Fair Isle designer Mati Ventrillon at last year's craft fair - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/141115_Mati_ventrillon-240x140.jpg)
![Emergency towing vessel Herakles.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/herakles_tug-240x140.jpg)
![Councillor Jonathan Wills.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jonathan_wills2-240x140.jpg)
![David Grieve and Angela Nunn of the Salvation Army's Lerwick branch with goods donated for food parcels. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/food_bank_david_grieve__angela_nunn-240x140.jpg)
![The Queens Hotel in Lerwick.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/queens_hotel-240x140.jpg)
![SNP Shetland candidate Danus Skene has come out against David Cameron's proposal to extend air strikes against Islamic State into Syria.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/150224_Danus_Skene_small-240x140.jpg)
![MP Alistair Carmichael: Lib Dems will back Syria air strikes in the House of Commons on Wednesday.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/141128_Alistair_Carmichael_small-240x140.jpg)
![The Norröna on one of her rare stops in Lerwick in recent years, in 2012. Photo: John Bateson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/norrona-090512-240x140.jpg)
![SNP candidate Danus Skene says the government is committed to giving Shetland Islands Council a fairer ferries deal. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/150323_bressay_ferry_and_terminal-240x140.jpg)
![Climate change at the Co-op](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/climate_change_co-op-240x140.jpg)
![Flybe should be sending someone to Shetland to defend its reputation, according to councillor Alastair Cooper.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/saab_340_photo_loganair-240x140.jpg)
![The next round of SIC cuts will be a consequence of UK spending cuts now that the local deficit has been resolved.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/LK_town_hall-240x140.jpg)
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![April Verch performing in Burra. She wrote a song in honour of Thomas Fraser. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/april_verch_band-240x140.jpg)
![A cloud hangs over the three kirks in the Tingwall parish due to a hefty maintenance bill. Photo: Shetnews/Hans Marter](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/151110_Tingwall_kirk-e1539860612859-240x140.jpg)
![Väir, clockwise from left, are: Erik Peterson, Lewie Peterson, Jonny Polson and Ryan Couper.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rsz__mg_1004-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Solidarity with Refugees is urging islanders to get knitting. The group's Inger Louise Kristiansen, whose daughter Johanne (pictured) is 1, said it was a chance to "help make a pretty horrible experience a little bit more comfortable" for children living in camps this winter. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Johanne-240x140.jpg)
![Tory candidate for Holyrood Cameron Smith is not impressed with the SNP government's performance on fishing in Europe where he works.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PA080027-240x140.jpg)
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![The loss of Schiehallion production has led to calls for the industry to clarify what Sullom Voe Terminal's future will look like. Photo: Wood Group](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/svt_-_wood_group-240x140.jpg)
![SNP transport and islands minister Derek Mackay is being urged to take an "in-depth" look at the issues raised by Loganair pilots.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/150813_derek_mackay_in_lerwick-240x140.jpg)
![The pilots' union BALPA has written to Loganair management expressing concern that some aircraft are "being returned to the line despite being unserviceable".](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/140319_new_Saab2000-240x140.jpg)
![SIC leader Gary Robinson says it is time for full and frank discussions with BP about the nature of Sullom Voe's future operations.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/130220_gary_robinson_small_by_millgaet_copy-240x140.jpg)
![There is local disappointment at news that oil from the Schiehallion field will bypass Sullom Voe.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/140704_SVT-240x140.jpg)
![A war of words over the SNP's approach to ferry fares has reignited after the announcement of further cuts to west coast routes.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/150930_Tavish__Danus-240x140.png)
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![Nigel Hayward is raising money for the British Red Cross to help tackle the mounting refugee crisis.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nigel_hayward-240x140.jpg)
![Grieg Seafood Hjaltland this summer opened a high-tech new £15 million hatchery at Girlsta. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/girlsta_hatchery-240x140.jpg)
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![Over 60 people attended the official launch of Wir Shetland on Wednesday night. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/151014_wir_shetland_audience-240x140.jpg)
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![While seasonal redundancies are a regular feature of life at Sullom Voe, Unite says a steep fall in oil prices has exacerbated this year's situation.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/140704_SVT-240x140.jpg)
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![SIC leader Gary Robinson.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/130617_Gary_Robinson_small-240x140.jpg)
![The Herakles tug, usually based in Kirkwall, provides cover around the Northern Isles.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/herakles_tug-240x140.jpg)
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![Kaila McCulloch, Emma Harmer and Rona Arthur from the Shetland Solidarity with Refugees group, along with Shetland Transport's Hamish Balfour and Raymond Stewart, after packing up the final pallet ahead of shipping donations to Inverness six weeks ago. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kaila_emma_rona__shet_transport-240x140.jpg)
![Danus Skene still feels the "least dishonourable" route would be for Carmichael to resign and trigger a by-election.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/150407_Carmichael_-_Skene-240x140.png)
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