![The Sumburgh Head lighthouse and visitor centre, which reopened in 2014 after a £5.4 million refurbishment. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170714_the_reburshed_lighthouse-240x140.jpg)
Sumburgh Head roof repairs
![The Sumburgh Head lighthouse and visitor centre, which reopened in 2014 after a £5.4 million refurbishment. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170714_the_reburshed_lighthouse-240x140.jpg)
![Bomb disposal team officers (left to right) ‘Sticky’ Cunningham, Jon Robinson and Garth Spence. Photos: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170714_Bomb_disposal_team_from_Faslane-240x140.jpg)
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![The seal caught up in fishing line at Toft Pier.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170714_Seal_caught_up_in_fishing_line-240x140.png)
![Integration joint board vice chairman councillor Allison Duncan.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170518_Allison_Duncan-240x140.jpg)
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![Gary Bremner with his unexpected catch. Photo: Garry Sandison.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/big_fish-240x140.jpg)
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![Orkney council leader James Stockan, SNP islands minister Humza Yousaf, Western Isles council leader Roddie Mackay and SIC leader Cecil Smith.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_4099_1-240x140.jpg)
![MP Alistair Carmichael signing the brain tumour pledge earlier this week.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170712_Alistair_Carmichael_signs_the_brain_tumour_pledge-240x140.jpg)
![The ammunition was discovered by divers near Sellaness last weekend. Photo courtesy of Lerwick Police Station.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/image2-240x140.jpg)
![Mair's Pier was officially opened by Shetland MSP Tavish Scott (left), pictured with soon-to-retire LPA chairman Brian Anderson and the authority's chief executive Sandra Laurenson. Photo: John Coutts.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Mairs_Pier_inauguration_1-240x140.jpg)
![Loganair has been flying under the Flybe logo for years - but there is increasing acrimony between the two airlines as they prepare to go head-to-head on several key Scottish island routes from 1 September.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/saab_340_photo_loganair-240x140.jpg)
![HIE account manager Kirsten Nicolson pictured with Garry and Peter Jamieson at Jamieson’s Spinning in Sandness. Photo: HIE/Ben Mullay.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Jamiesons_of_Shetland_1-240x140.jpg)
![Seated on the memorial bench, from left, are Ian's mother Bridget Halvorsen and his wife Val Leask, with retired coxswain Hewitt Clark in the middle. Behind are the current crewmen. Photo: Davie Gardner.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ian_leask_memorial_group_pic-240x140.jpg)
![The Charisma leaving Whalsay at the weekend. Photos: Ivan Reid](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170711_CharismaIvanReid-240x140.jpg)
![Thirteen year old Loui-Bo Scott has launched an honesty box in Sand.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170711_sand_honesty-240x140.png)
![Arnold Mouat.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/arnold_2-240x140.jpg)
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![Cargo boat The Hildasay.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/160428_Hildasay-240x140.jpg)
![Pictured with their awards, from left to right, are police sergeant Victoria Duthie, LPA port controller Ryan Leith and local musician Maurice Henderson.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Royal_Humane_Society_Awards_-_Lerwick_Outside-240x140.jpg)
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![Seumas MacKay back at the Clickimin track following gold medal success in Gotland. Photo: Shetland News/Chris Cope.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/19820787_10154852581424716_1250065753_o-240x140.jpg)
![Flybe will go head to head with Loganair from 1 September - but is there room for two airlines?](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170707_flybe_1-240x140.jpg)
![Improv troupe The Imposters will again feature in Shetland Comedy's latest show.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Screen_Shot_2017-07-07_at_15.26.45-240x140.png)
![The Scottish Chamber Orchestra will play four concerts in Shetland.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170707_SCO-240x140.jpg)
![Heavy Metal Buffet's Shetland Rock Festival in typically energetic form back in 2014. Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170707_HMB_CB-240x140.jpg)
![Shona Manson (left) and Lisa Ward (right) are among the four new faces on NHS Shetland's board. Photos: Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170707_NHS-240x140.jpg)
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![Roadside railings along Lerwick's Hillhead were damaged in the incident. Photo Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Roadside_railings_along_Lerwicks_Hillhead_were_damaged_in_the_incident._Photo_Shetland_News-240x140.jpg)
![Loganair managing director Jonathan Hinkles.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JonathanHinkles_1-240x140.jpg)
![The future of Shetland Wool Week beyond this year had been in some doubt.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/rsz_screen_shot_2017-07-05_at_170612-240x140.jpg)
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![UK energy and industry minister Richard Harrington.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/richard_harrington_1-240x140.jpg)
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![Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_1301-887x603-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland Islands Council’s adult services manager Clare Scott, councillor Allison "Flea" Duncan, Nick Brett from Richard Gibson Architects, Karl Bolt from DITT and project manager Colin Petrie. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/team_outside_new_Eric_Gray-240x140.jpg)
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![Whalsay pelagic trawler the Adenia. Photo: Mark Berry.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170212_Adenia_MarkBerry-240x140.jpg)
![A drawing of the new vessel Malakoff is building.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Side_view-240x140.jpg)
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