![Hazel Ann Johnson and Louise Thomason at the Shetland Sling Library stall at Clickimin last weekend.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hazel_ann_louise_1-240x140.jpg)
Baby sling library launched
![Hazel Ann Johnson and Louise Thomason at the Shetland Sling Library stall at Clickimin last weekend.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hazel_ann_louise_1-240x140.jpg)
!['Shetland Smiler' by Elaine Tait.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/socks_by_elaine_tait-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland’s probationer teachers at their recent induction day with the SIC’s quality improvement manager Audrey Edwards and quality improvement officer Robin Calder. Clockwise from left: David Burke, Emma Black, Emma Murray, Linda Tait, Kirstin Sineath, Cheryl Cluness, Nicola Wagstaff and Laura McIntyre. Absent from the photo is Lynsey Spence.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Probationers_201617_1-240x140.jpg)
![Six year old Jak Watt pictured with his mother Nicole.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/14169727_10154009230208565_1343493466_n-240x140.jpg)
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![Nova says the deployment of its second turbine in Bluemull Sound makes this the first tidal array to deliver electricity to the grid. Photo: Nova Innovation](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bluemull_voe_earl-240x140.jpg)
![Semperfi frontman Gary Addison as the metallers headlined the Friday night, in what was also the Aberdeen band's final ever gig. Photo: Shetnews/Chris Cope](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/semperfi_frontman-240x140.jpg)
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![Linda Mills on a trip back to Unst with her bike back in June.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/linda_mills_in_unst-240x140.jpg)
![Whalsay-based photographer Ivan Reid captured a great series of photos of the orcas on Wednesday morning.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/29095702322_86873de1d5_k-240x140.jpg)
![Vaila Wishart says the council would function better if there were more female councillors.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Vaila_Wishart-240x140.jpg)
![Davie Henderson and his daughter Michelle Moggach.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160825_davie_henderson-240x140.png)
![SIC political leader Gary Robinson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160804_Gary_Robinson_SIC-240x140.jpg)
![Ian Perry performing at Lerwick's Garrison Square. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen_Shot_2016-08-25_at_10.53.30-240x140.png)
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![Wilma Tulloch.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wilma_tulloch-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/t-240x140.jpg)
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![SIC executive finance manager Jonathan Belford.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160408_Jonathan_Belford-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Befriending Scheme coordinator Lynn Tulloch.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160520_Lynn_Tulloch-250x250-240x140.jpg)
![Nick Davison (left) and Andrew Brownlow of the Scottish Marine Strandings Scheme during their two day visit to Shetland this week.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160822_smass_workshop_11-240x140.jpg)
![Islands minister Humza Yousaf on a visit to Shetland earlier this month. Photo: Shetnews/Hans J Marter](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160804_Humza_Yousaf_MSP__Hans_J_MarterShetNews-240x140.jpg)
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![With 465 competitors taking part, there was an inevitable bottleneck at the gate. Photo: Dale Smith](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/MG_0082_A4_Final-240x140.jpg)
![A delighted Lynsey Henderson following the near-11 hour Ironman in Copenhagen.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lynesy_copenhagen-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland's police chief inspector Lindsay Tulloch.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/150122_acting_chief_inspector_Lindsay_Tulloch-240x140.jpg)
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![Robert Thorburn of BT addressing the digital forum meeting in Skeld on Saturday, as O2's Paul James and HIE's Stuart Robertson look on.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image1-240x140.jpg)
![The Trussell Trust's Jim Robertson (left) and Ewan Gurr (right) pictured with David Grieve and Angela Nunn. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/IMG_2681-240x140.jpg)
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![Danus Skene](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160329_Danus_in_gansey-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland NFU chairman Jim Nicolson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Jim_Nicolson-240x140.jpg)
![Deputy harbourmaster Alexander Simpson (left) and port controller Douglas Garrick appreciating the newly installed vessel monitoring system in the new port control room - Photo: John Coutts.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160819_Lerwick_Port_Authoritys_new_control_room-240x140.jpg)
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![Laxo ferry terminal waiting room and public toilets.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160818_Laxo_Public_Toilets-240x140.jpg)
![Corinna Guthknecht - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160818_Corinna_Guthknecht-240x140.jpg)
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![Digital technology to gain extra independence - Photo: RemoAge](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/160818_RemoAge-240x140.jpg)
![The Spiggie Hotel is set to shut in mid October.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hotel_pic-240x140.jpg)
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![Jenny Teale of Bambeenies, pictured with young Jayden Wishart, is organising Shetland's first ever baby show later this month.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BambinoBeyond-046-240x140.jpg)
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