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![Princess Anne during her rain-soaked visit to Shetland in June when she opened the refurbished Sumburgh lighthouse visitor centre.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140603_Royal_opening2_small_reversed_copy-240x140.jpg)
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![Mid Yell's school library assistant Jeanette Nowak, who will also staff the new community library.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jeanette2014-2_edit-240x140.jpg)
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![Liz Peterson out on the walk, along with her Jack Russell and friends, on Sunday. Photo: Barry Broadbent](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140902_liz_peterson_walk-240x140.jpg)
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![There was ideal sailing weather for the rescheduled Sandwick regatta at the weekend. Photo: Robert Wishart / Sandwick Boating Club](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/140903_sandwick_regatta-240x140.jpg)
![Tagon Stores in Voe has been run by the Preston family since January 2012.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tagon_stores-240x140.jpg)
![The development is to be named after the late Gary Couper, a former council employee. Photo courtesy of SIC](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/IMG_0451_edit-240x140.jpg)
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![Cyclists at the start of the race in Brae yesterday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Frankies_Race_Start_1-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland Recreational Trust chairman Joe Irvine speaking to the invited guests at the official opening of the Shetland Regional Hockey Centre on Saturday morning in Brae. Photo courtesy of SRT.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/472A1882-240x140.jpg)
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![Pleasure boat Merlin safely back in the marina after some engine troubles. Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/merlin_pleasure_boat-240x140.jpg)
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![One of Adam Christie's sculptures currently sited at Montrose Museum](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140829_adam_christie_sculpture_1-240x140.jpg)
![An aeriel photo of the Total gas plant construction site taken in April this year - Photo: Total](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140829_Total_2014_Spring14_Aerial_copy-240x140.jpg)
!['The Spirit Level' is a hugely influential piece of research.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/spirit_level_jan_2010-240x140.jpg)
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![Four people were killed when the Super Puma helicopter they were travelling in ditched into the sea in August 2013.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/130824_ditched_helicopter3-240x140.jpg)
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!["Dr Jazz" Jeff Merrifield.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Dr_Jazz-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right: Shetland MSP Tavish Scott, swimmer Andrea Strachan, bronze medal winning swimmer Erraid Davies, table tennis player Lynda Flaws and SIC convener Malcolm Bell. Photo: Davie Gardner](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140826_commonwealth_games_athletes-240x140.jpg)
![Participants at the start of Mind Your Head's fun run at Cunningsburgh on Sunday. Photo: Malcolm Younger](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140825_mind_your_head_fun_run-240x140.jpg)
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![Frank Strang of SaxaVord Resort says the mixture of local knowledge and Norwegian business acumen will help the new partnership to succeed.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1T6A3730-240x140.jpg)
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![Over 100 people gathered to remember the four people who died in last year's tragic accident. Photo: Malcolm Younger](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140824_helicopter_memorial_2-240x140.jpg)
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![Nine of the 10 workmates who are limbering up for an 80-mile, non stop walk the length of Shetland. Photo: Malcolm Younger](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140822_Scaffolders-240x140.jpg)
![Final designs of the new Anderson High School may not be agreed until next year.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140204_new_design_1-240x140.jpg)
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![The Sumburgh based Coastguard helicopter was involved in two of the three call outs Shetland Coastguard coordinated.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/130306_new_cstgd_s-92-240x140.jpg)
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