SHETLANDER

Revellers will be granted extra-time to see Scotland play in their World Cup fixtures after councillors approved licence extensions for three pubs.

Plans to bring a historic hostel back into use as affordable housing have been ramped up with the publication of two new contract notices.

Council Pubs granted late licences to show Scotland World Cup games  Shetland News

Pubs granted extra time to screen Scotland World Cup matches  Shetland Times

‘It is in our hands to decide’  Shetland News

Historic hostel redevelopment plan ramps up with publication of two new contract notices  Shetland Times

Police have paused the expansion of drug wipe testing – but Shetland’s most senior officer has insisted his team would be unaffected by the cutbacks.

Police in Shetland will continue to use drug wipe tests on drivers despite cutbacks to the scheme  Shetland Times

In this week’s Nature column, Joyce J M Garden takes a look at the great spotted woodpecker whose powerful beak hammers holes into tree bark.

Winnie Johnston, 15, took the highly coveted prize after the 44th annual competition was held in Mareel on Saturday night.