Councillors receive nearly £500,000 in expenses and allowances
Councillors’ allowances and expenses cost the public purse almost half a million pounds in the last year, according to official figures released this week. The…
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Police to be on look-out for young drinkers in Mid Yell
Police have warned they will be on the look-out for under-age drinkers ahead of a rave in the Mid Yell Hall on Saturday evening. Sergeant…
READ FULL STORYAn unusual mousetrap and how it got away
And there it was; really and truly, swimming in the toilet! I ended last week’s Wildernews with hearing a frantic shout from outside the study,…
READ FULL STORYBusy week up north as migrating birds flock in
Star bird in the North Isles last week was an adult Franklin’s gull that put in a brief appearance at Norwick last Sunday morning before…
READ FULL STORYRare laughing gull stops off at south end
The summer-plumaged laughing gull was still in the South Mainland this week, moving between the Boddam and Virkie/Scord area. This is a very rare vagrant…
READ FULL STORYIn the garden
Do you remember your first love? Most of us do. Some have married their childhood sweethearts, while others had to kiss a lot of frogs…
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