Council / More bars apply for late licences to screen World Cup game
TWO MORE bars have applied for late licences to screen Scotland’s opening game at the World Cup next month.
Both Mossbank’s Welcome Inn and the Masonic Lodge in Lerwick have applied to stay open until 4am on Sunday 14 June for Scotland’s first game back at a World Cup for 28 years.
Scotland will take on Haiti in Boston in the opening match, which kicks off at 2am local time.
Their fixtures against Morocco and Brazil kick off at 11pm, local time.
The council’s licensing board have already granted late licences to the Lerwick Legion and the Marlex pub in Lerwick to show the opening game, along with one for the Sandwick Social Club.
While the Legion and Marlex events will be ticketed, the Sandwick Social Club event is open to members only.
No information is given about whether the Welcome Inn or Masonic Lodge events will be ticketed, although there will be no children allowed in the Masonic for the game.
No objections have been lodged against either application.
The council’s licensing board will meet to discuss the two applications at its meeting on Monday 25 May.
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