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Still time to set this right
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![The Linga in action.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/131031_Linga-240x140.jpg)
![The winning team being handed a cheque from YPI. L-R: Kris Johnson, Luke Dutch, Alex Jamieson, Zoe Rivett, Kamran Irvani, Dougie Smith, Moira Bell, Helen Budgen, and Andy Paterson. Photo: Dave Donaldson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171004_RVS-240x140.jpg)
![The Hrossey boat. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/160724_Hrossey__Hans_J_Marter-240x140.jpg)
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![Esther Renwick, the UHI's postgraduate student of 2017. Photo: UHI](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171003_Esther_Renwick-240x140.jpg)
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![Voluntary Action Shetland.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171002_VAS-240x140.png)
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![Members of the various Lerwick Thistle teams in the new kit. Photo: Scott Goudie](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170929ThistleScottGoudie-240x140.jpg)
![A Highlands and Islands Tourism Awards trophy.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/HITA_statue-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/160325_Tavish_3-240x140.jpg)
![Skipper of the Alison Kay James Anderson. Photo: Seafish](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170928_James_Anderson-240x140.jpg)
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![Almost 50,000 tonnes of pelagic species were landed in Shetland in 2016.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170928_mackerel_landings-240x140.jpg)
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![Lerwick Brewery's Jon Pulley pulling pints at the beer festival. Photo: BBC Radio Shetland](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170824_Beerfestival-240x140.png)
![The Norwegian Jewel during a visit to Lerwick earlier this year. Photo: John Coutts](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170927_cruise-240x140.jpg)
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![Jon Richardson will perform in Lerwick in April.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen_Shot_2017-09-27_at_09.54.20-240x140.png)
![Hurricane assets to the west of Shetland.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170926_Hurrican_assets_west_of_Shetland-240x140.png)
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![An example of the bins that will be distributed to households before recycling collections begin next year. Bins will be stickered and lids will be different colours for different categories of waste. Photo: SIC](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170926_Wheelie_bins-240x140.jpg)
![The Whalsay ferry Linga.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/131031_Linga-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/160324_Tavish_1-240x140.jpg)
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![Lerwick lifeboat coxswain Alan Tarby (centre) accepts the donation from Alan and Sunniva Leask. Looking on are from left to right crew members Ian Harms, Grant Masson and John Best. Photo: RNLI](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170925_Alan__Sunniva_Leask_Golden_Wedding-240x140.jpg)
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![Further education students with college staff on Friday. Photo: Garry Sandison](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170923FE_Awards-240x140.jpg)
![Dr Al Lawrie at the anchor earlier this week.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Al_Lawire_-_Shetland-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott and Orkney counterpart Liam McArthur wearing it pink.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Tavish_Scott_MSP_and_Liam_McArthur_MSP-240x140.jpg)
![SIC finance chief Jonathan Belford.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/160408_Jonathan_Belford-240x140.jpg)
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![A production shot from The Colony. Photo: Dinh Q. Lê](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/170919_SA-240x140.jpg)
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![Jim Macmillan's butchery stall at this year's food festival. Photo: Mark Berry.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Jim_Macmillan_butchers-240x140.jpg)
![The car after rolling from the carpark towards the sea.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/21868030_10156646779833206_2061113930_o-240x140.jpg)
![Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham delivered another night of mirth and music at Mareel on Friday. Photo: Dale Smith.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/MG_8415_1500px_Final-240x140.jpg)
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