"There has been a real desire to tackle long-standing problems at Shetland Islands Council, " he said.
There were no closures in Shetland and three closures in Orkney and in the Western Isles.
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Runner-up Shetland's residents were ranked as having the best quality of life in the 2008 survey.
Hayden John Barrett (Ellon, Aberdeenshire) - For services to The Prince's Trust in Grampian and Shetland.
Two more sub-centres - in Belfast or Liverpool, and Stornoway or Shetland - would be retained.
We generate enough power in this ship to power the whole of the Shetland Islands.
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The last pair of snowy owls to breed in the UK was on Shetland in 1975.
Prada's Shetland-wool sweaters and gingham-patterned coats and dresses of stiff wool created a nostalgic feel.
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Oil company Chevron has announced it is moving forward with its Rosebank development west of Shetland.
Other island destinations on the route include Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Lewis and Shetland.
But the trust said the development would "significantly affect" about a fifth of mainland Shetland.
According to the survey, residents in Shetland have a higher-than-average life expectancy of over 77 years.
But this falls to about 50% in the Highlands and Shetland and 55% in the Borders.
The Shetland Islands were given from Norway to Scotland in the 15th Century as part of a royal dowry.
However, only just over half of households in Shetland have a good level of broadband access.
She was lost at the South Mouth entrance to the harbour of Shetland's Out Skerries in 1664.
Nautical is a London-based firm but its operations are mostly based in UK waters, west of Shetland.
Highland, Orkney, Shetland and Western Isles councils have been campaigning to have the emergency towing vessels kept.
Gretel was taken to Redwings Horse Sanctuary in Norfolk and is now mothering orphan Shetland pony Lewis.
Prof Kemp said that could include development of "heavy oil" deposits in the east of Shetland basin.
Meanwhile, a retired teacher from Buckley, Flintshire, died in a road crash on the Shetland islands.
Oil fields west of Shetland are estimated to contain about 20% of the UK's remaining oil reserves.
The MP said the torch was already visiting several islands around the UK, including Jersey and Shetland.
In Shetland and Orkney 93% of people reported that they were in good or fairly good health.
Temperatures inside the simulators at Invergordon and at Sumburgh Airport on Shetland can reach more than 750C.
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In the UK, it increased its majority stake in the offshore Schiehallion oilfield west of the Shetland Islands.
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Shetland's Council has been trying to reshape education across the islands for at least the past 11 years.
The contract for the emergency vessels, based in the Minch and Shetland, was due to end at midnight.
Dave Wheeler, a photographer and local weather forecaster on Fair Isle, in Shetland, was monitoring Monday's swell charts.
Events scheduled to take place include Bollywood dancing in the Borders and a mini Commonwealth Games on Shetland.
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