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  • Every household in Scotland is due to receive a booklet explaining the benefits of remaining part of the Uk, Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael said on Thursday. 
  • Hillswick man James Morton has won a 2014 Guild of Food Writers cookery book of the year award for Brilliant Bread.

  • The NorthLink cargo vessel Hildasay is due to undergo repairs on Thursday night after suffering starboard engine failure while on passage from Aberdeen to Kirkwall and Lerwick.
  • Shetland Islands Council is currently providing work experience placements to 12 young people who are unemployed and are seeking to develop skills with the aim of moving into long-term employment.
  • Funding from the EU LEADER programme worth £2.18 million has been awarded to 62 projects in Shetland between 2007 and 2013, the SIC has said. A report on the programme is available at www.shetlandleader.org/review 

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