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Surveys to evaluate need for housing in north and west
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![Accepting the final set of resuscitation masks from Pheona Horne (left) and Tricia Brown (right) are (from left to right) SFRS local group manager Myles Murray, SFRS local senior officer Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland Fraser Burr, watch manager Andrew Hunter and Sophi Chapman.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/171107_Smokey_Paws_final_handover-240x140.jpg)
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![The local Relay For Life event will return to the Clickimin next year.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/150923_Relay_For_Life-240x140.jpg)
![Sumburgh Airport. Photo: Mark Berry](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sumburgh_airport_MarkBerry_1-240x140.jpg)
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![Mark Boden will step down from his role on 31 January.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/120903_mark_boden-240x140.jpg)
![Pallets of donations gathered by Shetland Solidarity with Refugees was shipped south last weekend.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/23113495_1660698400667299_612665049_n-240x140.jpg)
![American roots music band The Stray Birds entertained the crowds at Mareel on Saturday night. The band is also hosting songwriting masterclass on Sunday afternoon in the Carnegie Hall in Sandwick, part of the Wordplay book festival, followed by an acoustic gig at the same venue. Photo: Dale Smith](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/171104_Stray_Birds-240x140.jpg)
![The old Anderson school was vacated in October. Photo: Shetland Islands Council](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/AHS_Knab_Site_-_July_2017_-_01-240x140.jpg)
![An NHS "child smile" van in Lerwick. Photo: NHS Shetland.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Child_Smile_van-240x140.jpg)
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![ShetlandPeerieMakkers coordinator Tracey Hawkins (sitting) with four tutors (back row left to right): From left to right, Angela Fraser, Unst; Janette Budge, Dunrossness; Wilma Malcolmson, Cunningsburgh and Christine Brown, Ollaberry.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171031_ShetlandPeerieMakkers_tutors-240x140.jpg)
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![Victoria Cumming at the degree ceremony on Saturday night: ' quite busy but still possible and doable'. Photo: Open University](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171030_Victoria_Cumming-240x140.jpg)
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