![The 114-foot Draken Harald coming into Albert Wharf on Friday night. Photo: Ian Leask](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ls3-240x140.jpg)
Viking longship in harbour after mast snapped
![The 114-foot Draken Harald coming into Albert Wharf on Friday night. Photo: Ian Leask](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ls3-240x140.jpg)
![SIC political leader Gary Robinson.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1309_2_small-240x140.jpg)
![Campaigners for a new Eric Gray centre were delighted with the decision. Photo courtesy of Shetland Special Needs Action Group.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/140207_Eric_Gray_centre_celebrations-240x140.jpg)
![Baton bearer Ceileidh Mercer at Jarlshof - Photo: Austin Taylor](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSC_6453-240x140.jpg)
![From left: SBSS fundraiser and trustee Kathleen McArthur, volunteer Rhona McArthur, vice chairman Donald Anderson and admin assistant Ellen Hughson. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Group_shot-240x140.jpg)
![Tavish Scott MSP](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tavish_scott-240x140.jpg)
![Two paths around Clickimin Loch are to benefit from a £500,000 upgrade. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_0681-240x140.jpg)
![Parents and carers, pictured following the meeting, are "very pleased" that a new care centre will be built. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_0667-240x140.jpg)
![SIC head of finance James Gray.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/james_gray_small-240x140.jpg)
![Local government minister Derek Mackay, SIC leader Gary Robinson, Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond and Orkney council convener Steven Heddle pictured following the launch of the 80-page ‘Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities’ prospectus. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Mackay_Robinson_Salmond_Heddle-240x140.jpg)
![First minister Alex Salmond, pictured with SIC convener Malcolm Bell on a visit to Shetland in July 2013, will follow up his "Lerwick Declaration" by setting out a prospectus on greater autonomy for Scotland's islands in Kirkwall on Monday. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/130725_SalmondBell-240x140.jpg)
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![The gas sweetening plant is part of BP's plans for a renewal that should secure Sullom Voe's future until the middle of the century. Photo courtesy of BP.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Sunrise_over_chilldown_tanks_Photo_BP-240x140.jpg)
![Harbour Fish and Chip Shop owner Yasmin Rasul said the consumption of alcohol, not food, was behind antisocial behaviour at weekends. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Harbour_Fish__Chip_Shop-240x140.jpg)
![Councillors' rethink comes 48 hours after more than 600 protesters marched through the streets of Lerwick.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140607_cure_march_10-240x140.jpg)
![Education and families committee chairwoman Vaila Wishart's motion won unanimous support on Monday morning.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1309_1-240x140.jpg)
![Rab Noakes and Barbara Dickson following their near sell-out show at Mareel. The pair were kitted out in Tesco threads after Flybe managed to lose their luggage in Edinburgh. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rab_Noakes__Barbara_Dickson_photo-240x140.jpg)
![Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BarbaraRab-High-Res-small-240x140.jpg)
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![The Clickimin campsite is to be demolished to make way for the new Anderson High School. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140603_clickimin_campsite-240x140.jpg)
![Dr Sarah Skerratt is calling for new measures to combat fuel poverty in remote and rural areas.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Sarah_Skerratt-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right: Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO)’s Carole Laignel, Shetland Fishermen’s Association chief officer Simon Collins, UK fishing minister George Eustice and Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael. Photo: Neil Riddell/Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140602_george_eustice_visit-240x140.jpg)
![Ann Moore, who has spent over 40 years raising money for Cancer Research, will open this year's relay. Photo: Neil Riddell/Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Ann_Moore_cropped-240x140.jpg)
![The interior of the Mussel Inn in Glasgow. Its owners will be in Shetland for a charity event on Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_8016-01-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland's returning officer Jan Riise with his deputy Anne Cogle following Sunday night's count at Lerwick Town Hall. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jan_riise__ann_cogle-240x140.jpg)
![Former North Star picture house manager Alex Greig with Shetland Arts' Lynda Anderson, who took him on a tour of Mareel this week. Photo courtesy of Shetland Arts.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lynda__alex_greig-240x140.jpg)
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![The Norröna on one of its increasingly rare visits to Lerwick, as part of a mini cruise, in 2012. Photo: John Bateson](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/norrona-090512-240x140.jpg)
![The Hilltop Bar will reopen on Friday.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2647778_16168a7e-240x140.jpg)
![Fair Isle-raised artist Inge Thomson.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Inga-153-240x140.jpg)
![Local singer Arthur Nicholson more than held his own at the Legion on Friday.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1493047_550602649116_1180796482_n-240x140.jpg)
![Organiser of the monthly singer-songwriter nights Sheila Duncan is excited that a scout from The Voice will be checking out the isles' talent later this month.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sheila_duncan-240x140.jpg)
![Award winning Canadian roots duo Madison Violet making their return visit to the folk festival - Photo: Hans J Marter](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140501_Madison_Violet-240x140.jpg)
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![Federation of the Disco Pimp in full flow at the Lerwick Legion on Friday night. Photo: Chris Brown](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IMG_1746_14-04-25-240x140.jpg)
![There are fears that cuts to maintenance budgets will result in the quality of Shetland's roads deteriorating.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/road_repairs_sic-240x140.jpg)
![SIC infrastructure director Maggie Sandison.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Interim_infrastructure_director_Maggie_Sandison-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Motorsport Club will no longer be able to use the airstrip at Tingwall. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tingwall_airport-240x140.jpg)
![CLAN Haven housekeeper Jan Livingstone.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1077696_10200163697757884_1449038872_o-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland racing driver Kristian Leith dons Alfa Romeo colours for the first time at Silverstone.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140409-240x140.jpg)
![Bombskare keyboardist Matthew Bartlett wearing the supposedly offensive t-shirt.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bombskare_keyboardist-240x140.jpg)
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![From left to right: Malcolm Burr and Norman Macdonald of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, SIC political leader Gary Robinson, Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael, Orkney Islands Council leader Steven Heddle and corporate services director Gillian Morrison, and SIC chief executive Mark Boden.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/OIOF_7_april_london-240x140.jpg)
![Lerwick South councillor Jonathan Wills.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jonathan_wills2-240x140.jpg)
![The scene-stealing performance in 'Shetland' which has landed Davie Gardner his own show.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/davie_sitcom_tv-240x140.jpg)
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