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![Converted to fighting ships, the merchant cruisers were armed with guns to stop any ship they met, and fend off an attack if need be. These gunners are on H.M.S. Almanzora - Photo: Shetland Museum and Archives](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SM00307-240x140.jpg)
![Erraid Davies won a swimming bronze in Glasgow. Photo: Ian MacNicol](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140726_erraid_winning_bronze_Photo_Ian_MacNicol-240x140.jpg)
![Actor Steven Robertson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140820_steven_robertson-240x140.jpg)
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![An image of the new Rova Head power station proposed by SHEPD last year.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/130925_new_lk_power_station_plans-240x140.jpg)
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![A digital impression of the Dales Voe South development - Image: Courtesy of LPA](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140820_Dales_Voe_extension-240x140.jpg)
![750 tonnes of litter has so far been removed from the sea.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/130404_fishing_for_litter-240x140.jpg)
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![Councillor Andrea Manson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/andrea_manson-238x269-240x140.jpg)
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![Erraid Davies won a swimming bronze in Glasgow. Photo: Ian MacNicol](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140726_erraid_winning_bronze_Photo_Ian_MacNicol-240x140.jpg)
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![Some of the helicopter wreckage following the crash in August last year - Photo: Garry Sandison](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/130825_helicopter_wreckage-240x140.jpg)
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![Thousands of offshore workers have undergone training with the new Category A emergency breathing system (EBS).](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140818_Cat_A_EBS_training-240x140.jpg)
![Celebrating the launch of the Shetland gin are Wilma and Stuart Nickerson (left) and Frank and Debbie Strang.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140815_Gin_launch-240x140.jpg)
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![App map of Shetland's public transport routes.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rural-map-240x140.png)
![Magnus Johnston and Nicola Duthie have taken over the Shetland Fudge Company business. Photo: Shetnews/Neil Riddell](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140813_shetland_fudge_new_owners-240x140.jpg)
![A landslip at Heylor blocked access to a house at the end of the road following Saturday's torrential rain.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140810_heylor_landslip_3-240x140.jpg)
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![Promoting the new leaflet on cycling safety in Shetland at Lerwick Town Hall (left to right): Arwed Wenger of Lerwick Community Council; Elaine Skinley, road safety officer; police inspector Lindsay Tulloch; councillor Steven Coutts; Robin Atkinson of Shetland Wheelers; councillor Michael Stout; and Colin Smith of Shetland Wheelers. Photo courtesy of SIC.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/DSCF0032-240x140.jpg)
![Erraind (centre) with her father David and sister Vhairi (left) and mother Joyce and sister Morven (right) - Photos: Hans J Marter](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140811_Erraid_and_family-240x140.jpg)
![Some of the swimmers getting in practice ahead of the 6 September challenge.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140811_bressay_swimmers_2-240x140.jpg)
![Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson on a previous visit to the isles.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140811_ruth_davidson-240x140.jpg)
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![Fire crews pumping water from the old Adamson Brothers building in Cunningsburgh - Photo: Michael Owen](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140809_Pumping_water-240x140.jpg)
![The A970 above Levenwick is partially blocked due to a landslide - Photo: Diane Gray](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/140809_Levenwick_landslip-240x140.jpg)
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![C&A Thomason's new musssel harvesting boat in Lerwick Harbour yesterday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mussel_harvesting_boat-240x140.jpg)
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![Sustainable Shetland members are determined to continue the fight against Viking Energy's windfarm.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sustainable_shetland_protest-240x140.jpg)
![The family of six year old James Hawick are raising awareness of the importance of donating bone marrow.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/james-240x140.jpg)
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