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![Special constable Peter Smith with his Queen's Police Medal outside Holyrood Palace on Tuesday.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/140701_Peter_Smith-240x140.jpg)
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![Baton bearer Ceileidh Mercer at Jarlshof - Photo: Austin Taylor](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSC_6453-240x140.jpg)
![Demonstrators march through Lerwick last month to celebrate rural education and dissuade the SIC from their closure and other cost saving plans. Photo Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/140607_cure_march-240x140.jpg)
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![From left: SBSS fundraiser and trustee Kathleen McArthur, volunteer Rhona McArthur, vice chairman Donald Anderson and admin assistant Ellen Hughson. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Group_shot-240x140.jpg)
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![Yachts leaving Lerwick on Sunday morning - Photo: Mark Berry](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140629_Yachts_leaving_MarkBerry-240x140.jpg)
![The Total gas plant shut down on Thursday as a mark of respect for a dead worker, only for hundreds of drunk workers to cause trouble in Lerwick. Photo Malcolm Younger/Millgaet Media](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/130917_gas_plant_under_construction_Photo_Malcolm_YoungerMillgaet_Media-240x140.jpg)
![Winners! The Ollaberry pupils and staff with Shetland MSP Tavish Scott at a sunny London Zoo this week.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140626_ollaberry_primary_award-240x140.jpg)
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![The Viking Energy wind farm came one step closer on Thursday after a meeting of the Scottish Islands Renewables Delivery Forum. Image courtesy of Viking Energy](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/viking_energy_panorama_1-240x140.jpg)
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![One of two ponies that were neglected by David Davies. This one survived while the other one died.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pony_small-240x140.jpg)
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![Miles ahead. Skipper Rune Aasberg and Simen Løvgren whose yacht 'Solo' lived up to its name by crossing the Lerwick finishing line 10 hours ahead of its nearest rival on Thursday morning. Photo Ian Leask](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140626_solo_crew_Photo_Ian_Leask-240x140.jpg)
![The great Park Wynd bench mystery. Resident Michael Robertson is enjoying the new facility - Photos: Karen Angus](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140625_mystery_bench1-240x140.jpg)
![The concrete mixer overturned near Sumburgh Airport last August. Photo: Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/130809_concrete_mixer_truck_topples-240x140.jpg)
![The yachts arriving at Lerwick harbour during last year's race - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/line-240x140.jpg)
![Steven Robertson.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140625_Steven_Robertson-240x140.jpg)
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![Tavish Scott MSP](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tavish_scott-240x140.jpg)
![Lerwick Brewery's Pilsener lager is up for an award.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lerwick-brewery-interview-425x225-e1540987125633-240x140.png)
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![The Cedar Creek is believed to be one of the first two oil-related vessels to call in Lerwick in June 1964. Photo courtesy of LPA](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Cedar_Creek-240x140.jpg)
![Two paths around Clickimin Loch are to benefit from a £500,000 upgrade. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_0681-240x140.jpg)
![Malawi/Shetland flags exchange - Photo: Team Malawi](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140623_Malawi_flags-240x140.jpg)
![Parents and carers, pictured following the meeting, are "very pleased" that a new care centre will be built. Photo: Shetnews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/DSC_0667-240x140.jpg)
![Marie Manson and Allison Hutchison walk in support of Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140623_Marie_Manson__Allison_Hutchison-240x140.jpg)
![SIC development director Neil Grant with former project manager Bob Cree Hay last October when the review of tertiary education was launched by Shetland Islands Council.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/131030_neil_grant_and_bob_cree_hay-240x140.jpg)
![The temporary pontoon donated by Hjaltland Seafarms with (from left) deputy harbourmaster Alexander Simpson, Hjaltland managing director Sigurd Pettersen and port chief executive Sandra Laurenson. Photo LPA](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140620_new_pontoon-240x140.jpg)
![The restored fishing boat Nybakk in Lerwick on an earlier visit to the isles. Photo Kari Midtgård Råsberg](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20130305-132826-pic-299676005-240x140.jpg)
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![Marley the common seal pup at Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo HWS](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140619_marley-240x140.jpg)
![Direct Flight have suspended all flights to Foula and Skerries until further notice. Photo Calflier001](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/foula_direct_flight-240x140.jpg)
![Serco NorthLink's Hildasay freight vessel chartered from Seatruck who employ East Europeans on less than the minimum wage. Photo Tony Garner](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hildasay_Photo_Tony_Garner-240x140.jpg)
![SIC head of finance James Gray.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/james_gray_small-240x140.jpg)
![Police clearing a vehicle from the road following an accident at the Brig o Fitch junction in November 2011. Photo: Geoff Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/111114-brig-o-fitch-crash-240x140.jpg)
![Grieg Seafood Hjaltland's MD Sigurd Petterson (left) with hatchery manager Gregg Arthur - Photo: NAFC Marine Centre](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/140617_Grieg_donation-240x140.jpg)
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