![The Whalsay ferry Linga in heavy seas off Lunning Head on Sunday - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140119_Linga_in_stormy_seas-240x140.jpg)
Transport disruptions
![The Whalsay ferry Linga in heavy seas off Lunning Head on Sunday - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140119_Linga_in_stormy_seas-240x140.jpg)
![Hamnavoe with new livery arriving back in Orkney on Friday - Photo: Serco NorthLink](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140125_Hamnavoe_in_new_livery-240x140.jpg)
![Professor June Andrews of Stirling University](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/professorjuneandrews-710-230x414_copy-240x140.jpg)
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![The bill head from the 2012 Bressay Up Helly Aa. Photo Kevin Osborn](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/bressay_uha_Photo_Kevin_Osborn-240x140.jpg)
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![The damaged monument after it was hit by McGuinness in September. Photo Austin Taylor](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140123_damaged_market_cross_monument_Photo_Austin_Taylor-240x140.jpg)
![Work is to continue unhindered by industrial action after union members voted to withdraw strike plans on Friday and the following week. Photo Millgaet Media/Malcolm Younger](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/130917_gas_plant_under_construction_1_Photo_Malcolm_YoungerMillgaet_Media-240x140.jpg)
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![The Ocean Endeavour formerly known as the Kristina Katarina at Victoria Pier two years ago. The cruise liner has been chartered by Petrofac to accommodate Shetland Gas Plant workers. She is expected to arrive in Lerwick next week - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140122_Cruise_liner_Kristina_Katarina-240x140.jpg)
![Skerries school's secondary department will close in summer of this year - Photo: ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Skerries_school_edited-1-240x140.jpg)
![Council convener Malcolm Bell has dubbed Lerwick's traffic light problems an "embarrassment".](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cbbbfa8fa315cca37e5a9a943f951ce8-240x140.jpg)
![Skipper Victor Laurenson and crewman Marvin Inkster, with son Zac, on board the Radiant Star, one of the new vessels in the Shetland fleet supported by SIC money - Photo: SFPO](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140121_Radiant_Star-240x140.jpg)
![An area between the Brae Garage and the Northern Lights Bar was cordoned off on Monday night - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140120_Brae_crime_scene-240x140.jpg)
![A Jigsaw search and rescue helicopter flies over the Super Puma crash site - Photo: Peter Hutchison/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Ditched_copter_Aug_23rd_2013_009-240x140.jpg)
![From left to right: Shetland Library systems officer David Thomson, council leader Gary Robinson and library manager Karen Fraser.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/library_emagazines_reduced-240x140.jpg)
![An area between the Brae Garage and the Northern Lights Bar was cordoned off on Monday night - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140120_Brae_crime_scene-240x140.jpg)
![The Altaire braved the winds to head out to sea on Monday. Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/altaire-240x140.jpg)
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![Skipper Gary Leask showing the cut ropes - Photos: Pete Bevington/ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140120_kestrel_ropes_cut_2-240x140.jpg)
![The Whalsay ferry Linga in heavy seas off Lunning Head on Sunday - Photo: Ian Leask](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140119_Linga_in_stormy_seas-240x140.jpg)
![The scene at Sumburgh airport on Sunday morning as emergency services rescue the trapped digger driver. Photo Ronnie Robertson](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140119_digger_down_hole._Photo_Ronnie_Robertson-240x140.jpg)
![Vos Iona back in Lerwick after being hit by a monster wave. Photo Ian Leask](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140117_vos_iona_with_smashed_bridge_windows_Photo_Ian_Leask-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland MSP Tavish Scott](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tavish_scott_4_small-240x140.jpg)
![Photo Charlie Umphray](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Photo_Charlie_Umphray-240x140.jpg)
![Sandwick Youth and Community Centre. Photo Shetlopedia](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Sandwick_Youth_and_Community_Centre-240x140.jpg)
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![An aerial view of the Shetland gas plant under construction.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/130920_shetland_gas_plant_aerial_view-240x140.jpg)
![Viking vista - the view of the proposed wind farm from the north end of the Lang Kames. Image Viking Energy](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Viking_vista_-_The_view_from_the_north_end_of_the_Kames-w742-h500_copy-240x140.jpg)
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![Urafirth primary school could be saved from closure by its nursery department, but that would threaten Ollaberry primary's future. Photo Richard Webb](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Photo_Richard_Webb_licenced_for_reuse_under_creative_commons-240x140.jpg)
![The Highland Defender ties up at Lerwick harbour to avoid the mountainous seas on Thursday. Photo Ian Leask](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140116_wild_day-240x140.jpg)
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![Zebra crossings could replace some of the Esplanade's traffic lights.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cbbbfa8fa315cca37e5a9a943f951ce8-240x140.jpg)
![Michael Irvine and Louise Cogle](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/140110_Michael_Irvine__Louise_Cogle-240x140.jpg)
![Fort Road view looking south](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Fort_Road_view_looking_south-240x140.jpg)
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![Ten Tonne Dozer and friends during last year's Heavy Metal Buffet. Photo: Chris Brown](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/130829_ten_tonne_dozer_and_friends-240x140.jpg)
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