![All 28 of the visiting students from Latvia, Norway, Sardinia and Turkey after the Brae High School Up Helly Aa night - all Photos: Gordon Stovel](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/150328_group_shot-240x140.jpg)
Far flung Euro youth gather in Brae
![All 28 of the visiting students from Latvia, Norway, Sardinia and Turkey after the Brae High School Up Helly Aa night - all Photos: Gordon Stovel](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/150328_group_shot-240x140.jpg)
![Mystery Juice will offer their "vital mix of heavy funk grooves, blues guitar, searing electric fiddle and machine-gun vocals".](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/MysteryJuice-240x140.jpg)
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![Sharon Deyell: 'the swapshop is the highlight of the year for many people' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150215_Sharon_Deyall-240x140.jpg)
![Student Joe Christie, from Levenwick, takes centre stage in a production of RENT. Photo: Louise Spence Photography](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/joe_christie_in_RENT-240x140.jpg)
![Political activist Jen Stout.](/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/10259777_10152110312638507_2934468047349507671_n-240x140.jpg)
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![Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael says the Smith Commission proposals are "built to last".](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/141128_Alistair_Carmichael_MP-240x140.jpg)
![Seattle multi instrumental duo Cahalen Morrison and Eli West are among several North American acts this year.](/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cahalen__Eli_high-res-240x140.jpg)
![A dusting of snow.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/a_dusting_of_snow-240x140.jpg)
![Some shady characters feature in Maurice Henderson's striking artwork for Haltadans' debut EP.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/haltadans_ep_cover-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland born writer Jordan Ogg now lives and works in Edinburgh.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Jordan_Ogg-250x333-240x140.jpg)
![A packed Lerwick Boating Club during last year's Oxjam. Photo: Chris Brown](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Lerwick_Boating_Club_2013_oxjam-240x140.jpg)
![Independent MSP Jean Urquhart.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/140922_Jean_urquhart-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/140225_Tavish-240x140.jpg)
![Late folk festival stalwart Davie Henderson. Photo: Sean Purser](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Davie_Henderson_celtic_connections_cropped-240x140.jpg)
![The Men They Couldn't Hang return to Shetland for the first time since the 1980s this weekend.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Men_They_Couldnt_Hang-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland Wool Week is a truly international affair - Photo: SWW](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141012_SWW_MAP_SO_FAR-240x140.jpg)
![A number Shetland Wool Week workshops took place on board the Swan.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141010_Swan_group-240x140.jpg)
![SIC convener Malcolm Bell, leader Gary Robinson and chief executive Mark Boden at Lystina House today. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141010_bell_robinson__boden_lystina-240x140.jpg)
![Hazel Tindell's Fair Isle bookmark workshop at Jamieson & Smith - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141008_Hazel_Tindell-240x140.jpg)
![Niela Nell 'spinning from your heart' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141008_Niela_Nell-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland knitwear during the oil boom era - Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141008_Oil_era1-240x140.jpg)
![Belle Gregson: ' The organic wool has a lovely soft finish' - Photos: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141006_Belle_Gregson-240x140.jpg)
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![Clavel will be screen four times during Shetland Wool Week - Photo: Shona Main](/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141003_Clavel-240x140.jpg)
![Campaigner Louise Thomason is hopeful the renewed clamour for social justice will outlast the referendum campaign. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140929_louise_thomason-240x140.jpg)
![The Shetland Wool Week is now in its fifth year - Photo: Didier Piquer](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140929_Wool_Week_DPiquer-240x140.jpg)
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![Highlands and Islands list MSP Jean Urquhart at the referendum count at Clickimin on Thursday night. Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140919_Jean_Urquhart-240x140.jpg)
![Gary Robinson is eager to ensure the UK and Scottish Governments honour their pledges to Shetland.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140815_framework_for_the_islands_pose-240x140.jpg)
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![Alistair Carmichael MP](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Carmichael_a-240x140.jpg)
![Jean Urquhart](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140919_Jean_Urquhart-240x140.jpg)
![Scottish secretary and northern isles MP Alistair Carmichael](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/130921_Alistair_Carmichael_2-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland News columnist Genevieve White argues the case for a No vote at Thursday's referendum - Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140915_Genevieve_White_copy-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland's returning officer Jan Riise. Photo: Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140915_jan_riise_ballot_box-240x140.jpg)
![Ria Moncrieff, pictured here in Bruce Eunson's film 'Dis Quiet', was impressed by the focus on the role of women in film during this year's Screenplay.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140906_dis_quiet_2_-_ria-240x140.jpg)
![Miriam Brett, 23, from Bressay, has played a major role in the Common Weal and Generation Yes movements during the referendum campaign. Photo: Simon Baker](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140912_miriam_brett-240x140.jpg)
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![Actor Steven Robertson with Screenplay's Kathy Hubbard. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140908_steven_robertson_kathy_hubbard-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland's unionist vote is being squeezed as the referendum debate nears voting day. Photo Shetnews](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140904_referendum_feature_1-240x140.jpg)
![Diana Inkster, 18, is feeling "excited but nervous" about setting off to study dentistry in Glasgow.](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140903_diana_inkster_uni-240x140.jpg)
![Better Together: former UK trade minister Brian Wilson and Shetland MSP Tavish Scott. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140903_brian_wilson__tavish_scott-240x140.jpg)
![AHS pupil Jade Cole pictured with Brigadier HD Allfrey. Photo: Dana Stewart](/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140902_jade_cole_and_brigadier_HD_Allfrey-240x140.jpg)
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