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Faroe route cancelled following poor bookings
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![Lerwick North council hopeful John Fraser. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC_0917-240x140.jpg)
![The default option for patients travelling to Aberdeen will be ferry rather than air.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170202_Hrossey_arriving_in_Lerwick-240x140.jpg)
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![A plinth commemorating the fate of E49 was unveiled by representatives from the Royal Navy - Photos: Mike Grundon](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170312_unveiling_1a-240x140.jpg)
![The triumphant Shetland team following Sunday's 3-0 win over Madras FP at the Aberdeen Sports Village.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/District_cup_photo-240x140.jpg)
![Speakers Richard Forbes Chris Bunyan, Barbara Dinnage and Donald Murray often had to support a motion which they perhaps did not personally agree with. the debate was chaired by Karen Fraser - Photo: Yetti Biscuit/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/173011_Althing-240x140.jpg)
![Scottish minister for social security Jeane Freeman. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170310_Jeane_Freeman_MSP-240x140.jpg)
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![A new group has been formed to explore the long-term future of Lerwick's Garrison Theatre.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/161005_Garrison_Theatre-240x140.jpg)
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![A spectacular sight as the galley goes up in flames on Friday night - Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170310_SMUHA_burning-240x140.jpg)
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![The pier at Toft was fenced off in December last year after being declared unsafe to use - Photo: Robert Williamson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/161207_Fenced_off_pier_at_Toft_Robert_Williamson-240x140.jpg)
![SIC political leader Gary Robinson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/160804_Gary_Robinson_SIC-240x140.jpg)
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![COPE Ltd staff during the social enterprise's branding relaunch in 2014 which saw the Scrapstore being renamed Shetland Home Co.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/141121_cope_relaunch-240x140.jpg)
![A weed killing system introduced by the council last year which uses hot water has helped to cut costs. Photo: William Spence](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/160729_Hot_water-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland apprenticeship ambassador Ryan Jamieson, SCTG chairman Robert Anderson (left), apprenticeship officer Carrie Ann MacDonald and Shetland College senior lecturer in constructing Anthony McLeod (right) with the winning team from Brae High School consisting of Jake Rendall, Jack Garrick, Sam Nicolson and James Johnson in the centre - Photo: Hans J Marter/ Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170307_Bridgebuilding_6_copy-240x140.jpg)
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![The completed flats at Lyndhurst Place, where the SIC's housing offices used to be. Photo: Hjaltland Housing Association.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lyndhurst_place_1-240x140.jpg)
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![SIC finance chief Jonathan Belford.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/160408_Jonathan_Belford-240x140.jpg)
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![Members of Shetland's sports community join sport and physical activity coordinator Lesley Spence to donate their items at Clickimin’s recycle point. From left: Claire Morris, Aimee Keith, Lesley Spence, Tom Jamieson and James Aitken. Photo: Shetland Islands Council.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sport_Drop_Boxes-240x140.jpg)
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![Primary pupils from Skeld taking part in a previous redd up. Photo courtesy of Shetland Amenity Trust.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/skeld-primary-w960-h650-240x140.jpg)
![Highlands and Islands list MSPs Douglas Ross (Tory) and Maree Todd (SNP).](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/douglas_ross__maree_todd-240x140.jpg)
![Funny Face, which stars Audrey Hepburn, screens this Sunday.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/funny-face-1957-240x140.jpg)
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![The water treatment works at Sandy Loch. Photo: Shetland News/Neil Riddell.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC_0942-240x140.jpg)
![Michael Anderson and John Arthur Poleson of Tinn Lizzy with Scott Gorham from the real Thin Lizzy.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/tin_lizzy-240x140.jpg)
![The mess Madeline Morrison found surrounding her late son Ivor Pottinger's grave yesterday, which would have been his 40th birthday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17198154_10209596652894077_1028526634_n-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland's young prize winners with their impressive trophy haul.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Prize_winners-240x140.jpg)
![The entrance to Michaelswood in Aith.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Michaels_Wood_Entrance-240x140.jpg)
![The Commercial Street premises are expected to reopen as a franchise of Monterey Jack's next week. Photo: Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/DSC_0939-240x140.jpg)
![The Bevingtons are optimistic about Charlie's progress.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170306_Charlie_the_otter_1-240x140.png)
![A delighted Lynda Flaws with the trophy she won for the first time in four years.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lynda_flaws_winner-240x140.jpg)
![The entrance to Michaelswood.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Michaels_Wood_Entrance-240x140.jpg)
![The Hjaltland will leave Aberdeen early on Sunday.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/161220_Hjaltland_leaving-240x140.jpg)
![Norwegian company Pelagia has stepped in to rescue the Shetland Catch factory at Gremista. Photo: Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ShetlandCatch-240x140.jpg)
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