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![Alistair Carmichael MP has been appointed Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman at Westminster.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1504_conversation_with_the_candidates-240x140.jpg)
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![Special occasion. Shetland area commander Lindsay Tulloch (left) with retiring Barry Derbyshire and Peter Smith holding their medals with assistant chief constable Derek Robertson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150930_specials_retirement-240x140.jpg)
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![Contracts signed, let work commence. The management team, from left: Hub North Scotland chief executive Angus MacFarlane, SIC children's services director Helen Budge, SIC leader Gary Robinson, SIC education and families chair Vaila Wishart, project manager Trevor Smith and SIC chief executive Mark Boden. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150730_work_starts_on_new_ahs_group_pic-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland Arts general manager Graeme Howell. Photo: Adam Jones](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150320_graeme_howell_1_Photo_Adam_Jones-240x140.jpg)
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![NFU Shetland chairman Jim Nicolson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Jim_Nicolson-240x140.jpg)
![Jack Sandison pictured with Libertines frontman Pete Doherty in Camden last night.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pete_doherty_and_jack_sandison-240x140.jpg)
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![The Bibby Challenge is extending its stay in Scalloway until November.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fdb7-challenge1edit-jpg-240x140.jpg)
![An up to date view of the new Shetland Gas Plant - Photo: Total](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150729_Shetland_Gas_Plant-240x140.jpg)
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![Brian Anderson succeeds the late Harry Jamieson as LPA chairman.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Brian_Anderson-240x140.jpg)
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![The SIC spends around £250,000 a year on flights out of the islands. Photo: John Moncrieff](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/loganair_facebook_Photo_John_Moncrieff-240x140.jpg)
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![Nick Ray arriving at Uyea beach in the northwest corner of Northmavine on Saturday afternoon - Photo and video: Courtesy of Billy Fox.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150727_Nick_Ray_at_Uyea_ShetlandNews-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland couple Annie McKee and Grant Johnson after completing the Rio half marathon on Sunday.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Annie__Grant_in_Rio-240x140.jpg)
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![Candy floss was just one of the attractions kids, including Mischa Pearson, could enjoy at this year's Sandwick Fun Day. Photo: Dale Smith](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MG_6033_A4_Final-240x140.jpg)
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![Session A9 are back in Shetland for a gig in early September.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Session_A9_Car_3-240x140.jpg)
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![The Grind. Photo: Eliza Muirhead / Sea Shepherd Global](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150723-The_Grind-240x140.jpg)
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![One of the photos in the exhibition: Shore by David Sinclair.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/150724_Shore_by_David_Sinclair-240x140.jpg)
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![After a boom in recent years, passenger numbers at Sumburgh have slipped back slightly.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1211_busy_sumburgh_airport-240x140.jpg)
![There was live music - and even some sunshine - at Harrison Square during shopping week.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/harrison_square_north_ness-240x140.jpg)
![The Scalloway pool's opening hours have been extended. Photo: SRT.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/scalloway_pool_SRT_pic-240x140.jpg)
![Sheriff Philip Mann has again been left irritated by G4S's shortcomings.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/G4S-240x140.jpg)
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