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![Demonstrators march through Lerwick last month to celebrate rural education and dissuade the SIC from their closure and other cost saving plans. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/140607_cure_march-240x140.jpg)
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![The Total gas plant shut down on Thursday as a mark of respect for a dead worker, only for hundreds of drunk workers to cause trouble in Lerwick. Photo Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/130917_gas_plant_under_construction_Photo_Malcolm_YoungerMillgaet_Media-240x140.jpg)
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![The Viking Energy wind farm came one step closer on Thursday after a meeting of the Scottish Islands Renewables Delivery Forum. Image courtesy of Viking Energy](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/viking_energy_panorama_1-240x140.jpg)
![SIC development director Neil Grant with former project manager Bob Cree Hay last October when the review of tertiary education was launched by Shetland Islands Council.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/131030_neil_grant_and_bob_cree_hay-240x140.jpg)
![Direct Flight have suspended all flights to Foula and Skerries until further notice. Photo Calflier001](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/foula_direct_flight-240x140.jpg)
![Serco NorthLink's Hildasay freight vessel chartered from Seatruck who employ East Europeans on less than the minimum wage. Photo Tony Garner](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hildasay_Photo_Tony_Garner-240x140.jpg)
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![Aestaewest lead more than 600 marchers who had travelled the length and breadth of the isles to protest in Lerwick against SIC plans to close schools.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140607_cure_march_11-240x140.jpg)
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![Jackie Edwardson with his old BSA A7 outside his Heylor home. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140605_jackie_edwardsons_bsa_a7_1-240x140.jpg)
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![Rope and monofilament net hanging from the cliffs at Calders Geo after being illegally dumped.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140603_calders_geo_dumped_netting-240x140.jpg)
![Inge Thomson performing Da Fishing Hands at Hillswick on Saturday night. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/140524_inge_thomson_1-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Islands Council political leader Gary Robinson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1309_2_small-240x140.jpg)
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![Linga's problems had a domino effect that hit Yell as well as Whalsay.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Linga_bridge-240x140.jpg)
![Bonxie undergoing sea and crew familiarisation trials in Sullom Voe harbour with the tanker Stena Natalita. Photo John Bateson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/photo-240x140.jpg)
![Plans to sell the ground floor of the Viking bus station building have been held up by lawyers. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/130905_lerwick_bus_at_viking-240x140.jpg)
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![SIC chief executive Mark Boden says the cheaper loans will allow more money to spent on 'good things for the community'.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Mark_Boden_20-09-12_-4634-240x140.jpg)
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![The leader and his deputy. Gary Robinson and Billy Fox on the first day of their new working relationship steering the council through choppy waters. Photo Shetnews.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/140514_gary_and_billy_leader_and_deputy-240x140.jpg)
![Five times the number of people expected turned up at Hillswick public hall to support the closure-threatened Urafirth and North Roe primary schools. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/140507_urafirth_consultation-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott stands with Urafirth primary school parents fighting SIC closure plans. From left: Robin Sinclair, Charlene Johnston, Robyn Robertson, Pamela Ruddick, Clare Pottinger,Tavish Scott, Ryan Sandison and Claire Herridge.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/140502_tavish_at_urafirth-240x140.jpg)
![Plans for the new Anderson High School are now with SIC planners.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/140204_new_design_2-240x140.jpg)
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![A hell of a waste of money - Shetland North councillor Andrea Manson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/andrea_manson-238x269-240x140.jpg)
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