![Shetland Museum and Archives remains the most popular visitor attraction in Shetland according to the latest survey. Photo Shetland Amenity Trust](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Photo_Shetlnd_Amenity_Trust-240x140.jpg)
Visitors up, but spending less
![Shetland Museum and Archives remains the most popular visitor attraction in Shetland according to the latest survey. Photo Shetland Amenity Trust](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Photo_Shetlnd_Amenity_Trust-240x140.jpg)
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![Saw Doctors vocalist Leo Moran and bass/saxophone player Anthony Thistlethwaite](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140207_Leo__Anthony-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Wool Week patron Hazel Tindall - Photo: Shetland Amenity Trust](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Hazel_Tindall-240x140.jpg)
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![The port has seen some large vessels arriving during 2013. Pictured is the heavy lift cargo vessel Lone arriving with modules for the Shetland Gas Plant in November last year - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/131101_lone_arrives_with_gas_modules-240x140.jpg)
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![Madison Violet took the Shetland Folk Festival by storm five years ago and are all set to do the same again.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Madison_Violet-240x140.jpg)
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![Area commander chief inspector Angus McInnes](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/angus_macinnes-240x140.jpg)
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![The Tesco store in Lerwick is to introduce online shopping.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140203_Tesco-240x140.jpg)
![Huge waves rolled onto Shetland's east coast as the weather eased on Saturday afternoon. This photo was taken by Douglas Young at the Point of Layward, Grutness.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140201_waves_at_grutness-240x140.jpg)
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![EC fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/maria_damanaki-240x140.jpg)
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![The Inverness fire control room is to close following Thursday's decision - Photo: SFRS](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140130_control_room-240x140.jpg)
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![The Inverness fire control room - Photo: SFRS](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140129_Inverness_Fire_control_room-240x140.jpg)
![Eddi Reader](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/EDDIREADERHIRESpic2012-240x140.jpg)
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![Barney Mercer of Kildrummy: 'invalunable experience' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140122_Barney_Mercer_Kildrummy-240x140.jpg)
![The Whalsay ferry Linga in heavy seas off Lunning Head on Sunday - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140119_Linga_in_stormy_seas-240x140.jpg)
![Hamnavoe with new livery arriving back in Orkney on Friday - Photo: Serco NorthLink](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140125_Hamnavoe_in_new_livery-240x140.jpg)
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![Work is to continue unhindered by industrial action after union members voted to withdraw strike plans on Friday and the following week. Photo Millgaet Media/Malcolm Younger](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/130917_gas_plant_under_construction_1_Photo_Malcolm_YoungerMillgaet_Media-240x140.jpg)
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![Skipper Victor Laurenson and crewman Marvin Inkster, with son Zac, on board the Radiant Star, one of the new vessels in the Shetland fleet supported by SIC money - Photo: SFPO](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140121_Radiant_Star-240x140.jpg)
![An area between the Brae Garage and the Northern Lights Bar was cordoned off on Monday night - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140120_Brae_crime_scene-240x140.jpg)
![A Jigsaw search and rescue helicopter flies over the Super Puma crash site - Photo: Peter Hutchison/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ditched_copter_Aug_23rd_2013_009-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right: Shetland Library systems officer David Thomson, council leader Gary Robinson and library manager Karen Fraser.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/library_emagazines_reduced-240x140.jpg)
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