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![It's back! Stewart's Fine Old Demerara Rum has finally returned to the isles after a long wait.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11703457_462690740570332_3767550643131956145_o-240x140.jpg)
![Stephen and Natasha Cornick with their remarkable son Joshua shortly before his life-saving operation.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/150807_stephen_joshua_and_natasha_cornick-240x140.jpg)
![Rolling, rolling, rolling. Passengers feared the NorthLink ferry was going to capsize on Wednesday night before the captain regained control of the vessel with 500 passengers on board.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/140411_hrossey_heads_into_rough_seas-240x140.jpg)
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![Dangerous waters: the Loch of Vaara, a popular fishing loch between Aith and Clousta, where an algal bloom caused the death of a dog on Monday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11807354_836758699748169_3409346158759265423_o-240x140.jpg)
![Alistair Carmichael MP has been appointed Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman at Westminster.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1504_conversation_with_the_candidates-240x140.jpg)
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![A Bristows helicopter at Scatsta airport, where job losses are on the cards over the next few months. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/S-92_at_Scatsta1-240x140.jpg)
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![Scalloway crofter Ronnie Eunson (centre left next to the Prince of Wales) is chairing the new Scottish Island Abattoir Association.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150720_Ronny__The_prince-240x140.jpg)
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![The eastern end of the Sumburgh airport runway extension being battered by heavy seas two years ago. Photo Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/131020_weather_batters_runway_extension_Photo_Ronnie_Robertson-240x140.jpg)
![John Moncrieff's stunning image used by the Facebook campaign of a Loganair/Flybe Saab 340 above Sumburgh Hotel, where campaigners met Loganair bosses on Thursday evening.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/loganair_facebook_Photo_John_Moncrieff-240x140.jpg)
![Evergreen on the beach - "our rehearsals are such a laugh". From left: teacher Maria Barclay, Nicole Coutts, Sophie Morris, Laura Brannan, Rachel Keay and Rebecca Millar. Photo Dave Donaldson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150619_evergreen-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland Amenity Trust general manager Jimmy Moncrieff.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jimmy_moncrieff-240x140.jpg)
![Happy together. The Simpson family Gordon, Neive, Bradley and Leona relieved after their ordeal on Saturday when you Bradley disappeared for six hours, sparking a huge search. Photo Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150614_the_simpsons-240x140.jpg)
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![Salvation Army corps officer Angela Nunn and part time worker David Grieve at the North Road food bank last December, since when demand has grown "massively". Photo Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/food_bank_david_grieve__angela_nunn-730x445-240x140.jpg)
![The swimming pool at the West Mainland Leisure Centre in Aith. Photo: SRT](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mg_6127_filtered-w960-h600-240x140.jpg)
![The Swan in Greenwich last year. Will it be able to continue without funding from Shetland Charitable Trust? Photo: Nate Bryant.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The_Swan-240x140.gif)
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![Protesters outside Alistair Carmichael's constituency office last Saturday. The protest is to be repeated this Saturday at 2pm.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150523_carmichael_protest_3_-_Austin_Taylor-240x140.jpg)
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