By Douglas Walker UNEMPLOYED Kenny Richey has revealed his dream job – a ‘Green Machine’ road-sweeper. The former Death Row con says he loves driving and this is the only way he’ll be able to do it while getting paid. Big-kid Richey says he’s been getting plenty of behind the wheel practice playing racing games [...]
By Paul Thornton AN award-winning restaurateur has been banned from running food businesses after he admitted a catalogue of sickening hygiene breaches. When council officials inspected Herman Rodrigues’ Suruchi restaurant they were disgusted by the conditions they found, including mouse droppings littering the premises. Inspectors also discovered bags of food gnawed open and water from [...]
By Karrie Gillett AN 87-year-old blind man has been pulled from the rubble of his bedroom by neighbours after a suspected gas explosion gutted his home. The blast at the bungalow of Frank Hastie and his wife Molly, 86, ripped through the entire home – leaving the front door blown out on to the [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A WORLD-FAMOUS Scots artist is holding a rare exhibition in a tiny, seaside art gallery. John Bellany CBE, who has work hanging in the London Tate Gallery, has 12 original paintings worth a total of £100,000 for sale at the Harbour Gallery, Port Seton over the next four weeks. [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A BRAVE police constable managed to corner a raging bull just as it was about to gore an elderly man to death. PC Derek Turnbull was first on the scene when the fully grown bull escaped from an abattoir in Galashiels. He chased the dangerous animal for several miles [...]
By Karrie Gillett THE world’s best young golfers have teed-off at the first ever tournament of its kind to be held outside America. Hundreds of kids from around the world have arrived in East Lothian as a field of seven to 14-year-olds from 34 different nations take to the fairways. But the young elites – [...]
By Douglas Walker TEXAS singer Sharleen Spiteri says she has been inspired to go it alone by the young Scottish female singers dominating the charts. The sexy songstress says the quality of material produced by KT Tunstall, Amy MacDonald, and Sandi Thom has given her the confidence to produce a solo record. The 40-year-old went [...]
By Paul Thornton A VICIOUS thug bit off his friend’s ear and spat it out on the floor in a misguided attempt at relationship counselling. Benjamin Hammond, 19, started punching Brian McLintock after getting involved in an argument between him and his girlfriend. And as the terrified 17-year-old tried to defend himself, Hammond sank his [...]
By Alexander Lawrie A CRAFTY wine buff is enticing house hunters to buy his home – by offering them a bottle of classic wine while they view. Giles Cooke, 37, is one of only 265 Masters of Wine in the world and is giving a bottle of fine wine to every potential buyer who [...]
By Paul Thornton A MAN has been banned from keeping animals for five years after he starved three puppies to death. Michael Nesbitt, 18, kept a litter of seven Border Collie Cross pups and their mother in a cage surrounded by their own faeces and urine. And when he realised that three of the tiny [...]
By Karrie Gillett VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to one of Scotland’s finest medieval churches after going on a window-smashing spree. The sickening attacks destroyed six of the historic church’s windows – including two stained glassed panes which are more than 100 years old. And a group of flower arrangers were [...]
By Karrie Gillett A CHARITY fund raiser who has collected more than £150,000 for teenage cancer patients has been rewarded – with her very own shop window. Lynne McNicoll – who decided to start raising cash after her 50th birthday – was treated to a personal shopper and put on display in the window of [...]
By Douglas Walker PREGNANT Edith Bowman is praying she’ll be able to breastfeed her baby – because it will help her get back in shape. The health-conscious Radio One DJ says she can’t wait to give birth so she can start exercising again. The Scots presenter has also revealed she hasn’t had any specific cravings [...]
By Karrie Gillett MORE than 20,000 people have gathered to pay their last respects at the funeral of Celtic legend Tommy Burns. The crowds of mourners packed the east end of Glasgow to remember the 51-year-old who died last week after a battle with skin cancer. And friends and family who filed into St Mary’s [...]
By Karrie Gillett A PARADE of nearly 100 Ford Model T cars graced the streets today as part of the celebrations to mark a century since the famous car was first manufactured. The rally of 98 impressive vehicles ranged from highly polished and gleaming models to the rustier, relatively untouched alternatives. And the Edinburgh gathering [...]
By Paul Thornton A SCOTTISH fitness fanatic has dropped dead in the gym during a year-long trip to Australia. Karen Stocks, 30, collapsed and died of a brain haemorrhage in the Fitness First centre in Brisbane on Sunday. The care worker was on a year-long work visa and was saving up for a flight home [...]
By Paul Thornton HUNDREDS of the world’s best young golfers are to descend on Scotland for the first ever European tournament for elite juniors. Dozens of Scots kids will be among the vast field of seven to 14-year-olds from 34 different nations hoping to become the next Tiger Woods. The event will see young Scottish [...]
By Douglas Walker THE traumatised passengers of a car which plummeted 450ft down a hillside have revealed the driver only passed his test the day before. Last night, survivors of the crash spoke for the first time about their ordeal and told how the novice skidded off the road as he joked about having their [...]
by Karrie Gillett THOUSANDS of football fans paid tribute to Celtic hero Tommy Burns at grounds across Scotland this weekend. As the season draws to a close, a minute’s applause was heard before kick-off as supporters remembered the 51-year-old who lost his battle with cancer on Thursday. And, as the massive sea of shirts and [...]
By Douglas Walker FRUSTRATED motorists are to be treated to free parking again – this time by a group of kilted meter hunks. The latest gesture follows last November’s giveaway when sexy meter maids handed out thousands of pounds to drivers in Edinburgh’s city centre. Now the man behind the original scheme has decided it’s [...]