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NorthLink ferries’ £1 million facelift
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![SIC leader Gary Robinson.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Gary_Robinson-240x140.jpg)
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![OSCR chief executive David Robb](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/120912_oscr_chief_executive_david_robb-240x140.jpg)
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