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December 2015 Photos
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![A photo of the gas plant flare stack lit for the first time on Thursday morning.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151231_gas_plant_first_flare-240x140.png)
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![Shetland Fishermen's Association chairman Leslie Tait MBE](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Leslie_Tait-240x140.jpg)
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![Gales continue to disrupt ferry services.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/141006__Hrossey_leaving-240x140.jpg)
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![Emergency services greet the Loganair aircraft on the runway at Sumburgh on Wednesday night. Photo: Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151223_Full_emergency-240x140.jpg)
!['The real workhorse was the helicopter and the crews - they were never out of the air' - all photos Kieran Murray](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151223_Big_Snaa_4-240x140.jpg)
![The aircraft was surrounded by fire engines were coming to a standstill on the runway at 9.45pm on Wednesday - Photo: Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151223_Full_emergency-240x140.jpg)
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![The Hjaltland heading north (not taken today): Photo Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/140220_new_look_hjaltland_Photo_Ronnie_Robertson-240x140.jpg)
![Scottish Water said they were focussed on restoring supplies to the small number of affected customers as quickly as possible - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Foula-240x140.jpg)
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![Toby Sandison of Scalloway Boating Club presenting cheques to Mind Your Head and the Shetland branch of Alzheimer Scotland.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SBC_Donations_alt2-240x140.jpg)
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![Winners and runners up in the council’s ‘Name a Gritter’ competition, with Roads staff and Councillors. Photo: SIC](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/DSCF7177_2-240x140.jpg)
![Jeff Merrifield is stepping aside from gig promoting as part of JAWS (Jazz and World Sounds). Photo: Dave Hammond](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/merrifield-240x140.jpg)
![MV Hrossey leaving Lerwick in stormy weather last year.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/140115_Hrossey_leaving_Lerwick-240x140.jpg)
![HNP Engineering's premises. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151216_HNP_Engineers-240x140.jpg)
![The Solan is off to Italy, with its sister vessel Bonxie set to follow suit in the new year - Photo: John Bateson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151221_Solan_and_others-240x140.jpg)
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![(L-R): Living Lerwick chair Cynthia Adamson, director Ben Mullay and vice-chair Steve Mathieson.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/WorldHost_certificate-240x140.jpg)
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![Skerries boy Aron Anderson and mum Denise on ITV's This Morning.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Screen_Shot_2015-12-17_at_11.10.40-240x140.png)
![Some of the boats being moved into place at the new store and workshop.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ann_LK126_is_moved_into_place_at_the_boat_store-240x140.jpg)
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![HNP Engineers managing director Ian Walterson is heartened by the support he has received in the community as he prepares to battle the threat of eviction from the Commercial Road site he leases from SLAP. Photo Hans J Marter/Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151218_ian_walterson_of_hnp_engineers-240x140.jpg)
![The fresh-faced Courageous, formerly Guardian Angell, and her young crew who joined the Shetland whitefish fleet this year. Photo Ivan Reid](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/150402_courageous_and_crew_Photo_Ivan_Reid-240x140.jpg)
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![If this ferry terminal was in the western isles rather than Toft it would have been paid for by the Scottish government.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/150422_Toft_ferry_terminal-240x140.jpg)
![Midnight oil is being burned at Lerwick Town Hall aa councillors ands officials work out how to make extra savings after this week's shock of a 4.5 per cent cut to their government grant.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lerwick_town_hall-240x140.jpg)
![Pupils receive a Samsung Galaxy tablet from Anderson High School project director Mark Clarke to help them with their school project newsletter. From left to right: Craig Pottinger, Shane Painter, Jonathan Dorrat, Henry Hyndman, Mark Clarke, Kieran Thomson, Duncan Leslie and Lindsay Sim - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151216_Pupils_with_Mark_Clarke-240x140.jpg)
![Some fans even dressed up for the occasion with Shaun Scott transforming himself into the new villain Kylo Ren - Photos: Austin Taylor](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Han_cropped-240x140.jpg)
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![HNP Engineering has occupied the premises at Commercial Road since 1974 - Photo: Chris Cope/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151216_HNP_Engineers-240x140.jpg)
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![Some of the knitted goods donated in response to an appeal from Shetland Solidarity With Refugees group.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/knitted_goods_for_refugees_1-240x140.jpg)
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![Trustee Sandy Peterson: '2015 has been a tough year for Disability Shetland' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/151214_Sandy_Peterson-240x140.jpg)
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