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Seafood industry underlines importance of sea freight
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![Brian Leask and Marie Fullerton of local tour operator Seabirds and Seals is winning more business following the free Digital Health Check. Photo: Business Gateway Shetland](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/180910_Brian_Leask__Marie_Fullerton-240x140.jpg)
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![Laura Hodge of Keepsake Casting, a business that is ready to grow.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/180828_Laura_Hodge-240x140.jpg)
![The famous Bryggen waterfront in the centre of Bergen. Photo: Bergen Reiselivslag / Girish Chouhan - visitBergen.com](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/180706_Bryggen-med-bater-i-framgrunnen-bg257_1024-240x140.jpg)
![The two day business start up course provides an invaluable overview of what is involved. Photo: Business Gateway](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/180515_GENERIC_WORKSHOP_IMAGE_-_040915-240x140.jpg)
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![Mesomorphic managing director Barnaby Mercer. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/170828_Barnaby_Mercer_Mesomorphic-e1539264633984-240x140.jpg)
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![The Parent Link team (left to right): Wendy Hand (VAS team leader), and facilitators Julia Halcrow, Wilma Goodlad and Christine Geldard. Missing from the photo are Parent Link coordinator Mairi Jamieson and facilitator Mhairi Garnier. Photo: Chris Cope/Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/171204_Parent_Link-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Community Bike Project manager Caroline Adamson: 'our main aim is to help folk with barriers to employment'. Photos Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/170905_Caroline_Adamson_of_Shetland_Bike_Project-240x140.jpg)
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![Shetland Bereavement Support Service volunteers (left to right): Linda Massie, Magdalena Gibson, Jim Shepherd, Ellen Hughson and Gwen Williamson.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170725_SBSS_2017-240x140.jpg)
![Officially being opened on Wednesday, Mairs Quay has already seen some busy times - Photo: John Coutts/Lerwick Port Authority](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/170529_Mairs_Quay-240x140.jpg)
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![Pupils from the Nesting and Sandness primary schools are being joined by Shawney Henderson of Edinburgh Science Festival (front row left), Jenny Wink of Shetland Gas Plant (back row left), Lizzie Leask of Total E&P UK (back row right), Sophie McCabe of Edinburgh Science Festival (front row right), and Shetland MSP Tavish Scott.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/170801_Tavish_at_Nesting_School-240x140.jpg)
![Play worker Shaun Harnett helps running the Easter break youth clubs held throughout the isles - Photo: Hans J Marter/ Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170428_Disability_Shetland_1-240x140.jpg)
![The Rotary Motor show is held every second year at Lerwick's Clickimin Leisure Centre - Photo: Rotary Club of Shetland](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/170417_Motor_Show-240x140.jpg)
![Youth volunteering development worker Neil Pearson (left), Voluntary Action Shetland executive officer Catherine Hughson (second from right) and Shetland Times editor Adam Civico (right) with the recipients of the summit awards (left to right): Imogen Teale, Rachel Keay, Thomas Hawick, Holly Cole, Mariel Leask, and Catriona Gilbertson - Photo:Dave Donaldson](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170328_Saltire_Awards-240x140.jpg)
![Previous work from recipients of the Visual Art and Craft Awards.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170228_Cash_for_Art-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Royal Voluntary Service manager Mary Gair - Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170317_Mary_Gair-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Befriending Scheme are (from left to right): Lynn Tulloch, Project Co-ordinator; Laura Russell, ASN Development Worker; Mairi Jamieson, Young Adults Development Worker and Elaine Nisbet, 60+ Development worker. Missing from the photo is Amanda Brown, Children and Young People’s Development Worker - Photo: Hans J Marter/ Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/170307_Shetland_Befriending_Scheme-240x140.jpg)
![Social media expert David Taylor.](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170222_David_Taylor-240x140.jpg)
![Retired police officer Iain Souter of Victim Support Scotland offers independent and confidential support.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/160225_Iain_Souter-e1539264586650-240x140.jpg)
![Anna Moar and Lewis Moncrieff are looking forward to welcoming the first customers to the company's new kitchen showroom. Photo: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/170202_Anna_Moar__Lewis_Moncrieff_of_GR_Direct_2-240x140.jpg)
![The new Anderson High School and halls at the Lower Staney Hill - Photos: Hans J Marter/Shetland News](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/161219_AHS__halls-240x140.jpg)
![Kathleen Williamson (centre) and Neil Pearson with a client at the Market House offices of VAS Volunteering - Photo: Louise Thomason](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/VAS_Volunteering-240x140.jpg)
![Project co-ordinator Lincoln Carroll with support workers Julie Manson, Helen Fullerton and Allison Fitzsimmons. Photo: Shetland News/Louise Thomason.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/MovingOn-240x140.jpg)
![Shona Manson 'helping reducing conflict' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161118_Shona_Manson-240x140.jpg)
![Some of the people working at Market House gather for a group photo in the reception area. Back row (l to r): Janice Hawick, Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB); Val Farnworth, Moving On Employment project (MOEP); Katrina McLachlan, Voluntary Action Shetland (VAS); Julie Manson, MOEP; Shona Manson, Family Mediation; Helen Fullerton, MOEP; Malcolm Johnson, Disability Shetland. Front row (l to r): Iain Souter, Victim Support; Louise Manson, MOEP; Alexis Robertson, CAB; Karen Eunson, CAB; Ellen Hughson, VAS, Mairi Jamieson, Shetland Befriending Scheme; Lynette Nicol, VAS; Ayesha Huda, VAS.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/161027_Market_House_staff-240x140.jpg)
![Shetland Mobiles, Tablets & Consoles is offering a drop off and collection service from High Level Music at Lerwick's Market Cross.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160930_High_Level_Music-240x140.jpg)
![The new Anderson High School and halls of residence taking shape at lower Staney Hill.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/160707_Halls_and_school-240x140.png)
![Crossroads carer Adeline Nicolson (right) with 85-year old Alan Alderson and his wife Patricia - Photos: ShetNews](https://mirror1.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Crossroads-240x140.jpg)
![The Shetland Boat Week organising team on board the Pilot Us (left to right): Brian Wishart, Emma Miller, John Henderson of main sponsor Ocean Kinetics, and Dr Ian Tait of Shetland Museum and Archives.](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160413_SBW_Launch-240x140.jpg)
![A new Lerwick landmark is growing from the rocks of Staney Hill - the new Anderson High School with the Halls of Residence on the left - Photo: John Coutts](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/160331_AHS2-240x140.jpg)
![Employee ownership expert Carole Leslie will host a two day event in the Lerwick Town Hall next week.](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/160309_Carole_Meaning-240x140.jpg)
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![Company founder and majority shareholder George Garriock: 'proud to be a Shetland company making its mark nationally' - Photo: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror3.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/151001-George-Garriock-edit-240x140.jpg)
![Enjoying some Shetland grown apples: Sue Hinton and Tom Jenkinson in one of their two poly clubs - Photos: Hans J Marter/ShetNews](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/150831_Sue_Hinton__Tom_Jenkinson-240x140.jpg)
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![Manager of Cope, Ingrid Webb, with participants Shaun Williamson (left) and Hamish Garriock, take delivery of their new Citroen Berlingo from Hillside Motors’ Martin Tregonning (far right) - Photo: Olivia Abbott](https://mirror2.shetnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hillside_motors_hillside_cope_2-240x140.jpg)
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