![SIC finance chief James Gray is to leave the local authority after three years. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/james_gray_small-240x140.jpg)
Finance chief Gray to depart local authority
![SIC finance chief James Gray is to leave the local authority after three years. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/james_gray_small-240x140.jpg)
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![Accommodation ship MV Gemini will become the largest vessel in Scalloway Harbour following last year's dredging.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MV_Gemini_290914-240x140.jpg)
![The Chair will be back in Shetland for two country hall gigs in late November.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140930_the_chair_1-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right: Pic - L-R: Michael Jones (Total), Alan Gifford, John Gold, Robin Howard (Total).](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140930_frankies_cycling_charity-240x140.jpg)
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![The Salvation Army's Lerwick corps officer Angela Nunn.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/130823_Angela_Nunn_SalvationArmy-240x140.jpg)
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![Danish trawler Karbak being towed into Lerwick on Sunday. Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sn2_tarbak_tow-240x140.jpg)
![NHS Grampian's mobile osteoporosis unit.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DXA_unit4-240x140.jpg)
![Tommy Emmanuel and Martin Taylor.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Tommy__Martin1-240x140.jpg)
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![The Norwegian Star anchored in the port on Thursday - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140925_Norwegian_Star-240x140.jpg)
![Ian Kinniburgh](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ian-kinniburgh1-240x140.jpg)
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![Doug Allan filming in the Arctic.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/doug-allan-films-in-the-arctic-240x140.jpg)
![At least half of the original oil still remains in the North Sea reservoirs.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/north_sea_oil_rig-240x140.jpg)
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![SIC convener Malcolm Bell says the watchdog's verdict shows real progress.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1309_3-240x140.jpg)
![Viking vista: Local deloper Viking Energy hopes to build a 103 turbine wind farm on mainland Shetland.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Viking_vista_-_The_view_from_the_north_end_of_the_Kames-w742-h500_copy-240x140.jpg)
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![Scottish polar exploter Craig Mathieson in Lerwick this week - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140922_Scottish_exploter_Craig_Mathieson-240x140.jpg)
![Volunteers remove the mast from the Nil Desperandum - Photo: Shetland Amenity Trust](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140921_NilDesperandum_Mast-240x140.jpg)
![Armed police officers arriving at Westerloch Drive on Tuesday afternoon. Photo: Thomas Ewenson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140923_armed_police-240x140.jpg)
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![Some of the friends who grouped together to raise over £2,000 for Mind Your Head.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140922_mind_your_head_photo-240x140.jpg)
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