MORE than 20,000 people marched through the centre of the Scottish capital to demonstrate against the financial cuts announced in Westminster this week. The mass of demonstrators, made up of trade unionists, community activists and members of the public assembled on New Market Street, close to the City of Edinburgh Council offices yesterday (Sat). The [...]
By Christine Lavelle UNIVERSITIES in Scotland are cashing in China’s “crucial” student population to bolster the country’s educational sector. Education Secretary Mike Russell said China has become a key strategy in attracting more students to study in Scotland and encouraging more researching funding from the Far East for Scottish universities. He said it could open [...]
By Amanda MacMillan FIFE is getting ready to host an unusual sporting event which involves dog owners taking part in competitive racing with their pesky pooches. CaniX is a new sport in which competitors attach their dogs to a harness around their waist and run cross-country with them. A two-day event is taking place at [...]
By Christine Lavelle WEST Lothian Council has agreed to sell off its private registration plate worth £7000 after giving in to calls from taxpayers. Officials at the council said the move will send out the right message to staff and the community, as Scotland’s local authorities struggle with a debt of over £9 billion. Council [...]
By Amanda MacMillan A 23-YEAR-OLD man will appear in court tomorrow (Mon) charged with the murder of Dolphin Inn pub boss Steven Curran. The man, who has also been charged with the theft of a car, is believed to have handed himself into police. Steven Curran, who had two daughters aged six and [...]
By Clare Carswell MORE than 20,000 people marched through the centre of the Scottish capital to demonstrate against the financial cuts announced in Westminster this week. The mass of demonstrators, made up of trade unionists, community activists and members of the public assembled on New Market Street, close to the City of Edinburgh Council offices [...]
By Amanda MacMillan POLICE confirmed tonight that the death of a man found outside his pub is being treated as murder. 47-year-old Steven Curran, from Musselburgh, was found at the rear of his pub, the Dolphin Inn in Whitecraig at around 2am yesterday. A murder investigation is underway, and police are reiterating their appeal for [...]
By Amanda MacMillan A DOG who was cruelly left tied to a tree with a washing line could have died in the freezing conditions – say an animal welfare charity. The staffordshire bull terrier, who has been named Rex by Scottish SPCA staff, was left near a quiet footpath in Bathgate with the line tied [...]
By Amanda MacMillan A NEW warning has been issued for people using cash machines in Edinburgh after a card skimming device was discovered attatched to one of the city’s busiest outlets. Lothian and Borders Police are urging the public to remain vigilant after it was found on an RBS cash machine on Princes Street. The [...]
By Clare Carswell A MAN was seriously injured when hit by a car in Edinburgh’s city centre in the early hours of today (Fri). The 25 year-old was struck by a blue Vauxhall Vectra on the road at the junction of Picardy place and Broughton Street at 3.20am. Then man who police say was on [...]
INDIE folk six piece Broken Records make a return to their kith and kin of Edinburgh this coming Monday (Oct 25) when they mark the launch of their aptly named new album ‘Let Me Come Home’ with a signing session at Fopp on Rose Street from 5pm. It will be followed with a live set [...]
DETECTIVES are probing the suspected murder of a dad of two after his body was found dumped outside the pub he ran with his wife. Stevie Curran was discovered in a garden area at the back of The Dolphin Inn at Whitecraig near Musselburgh around 2am yesterday (thurs). His body was found after officers called [...]
By Christine Lavelle FORMER X Factor hopeful Gamu Nhengu took her mind off her family’s deportation plight as she enjoyed a night out at the MOBO awards in Liverpool. The 18-year-old made her first public appearance since being booted off the show by Cheryl Cole during the Judge’s Houses round, which she admitted was “gutting”. [...]
By Amanda MacMillan AN emotional tear was shed by many as the troops from 1SCOTS marched through Colinton in Edinburgh last Friday ahead of a march down Edinburgh’s Royal Mile last Saturday. Onlookers lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the soldiers who have just returned from a six-month tour in Afghanistan. Lynne Fell, from Edinburgh, [...]
By Christine Lavelle, Amanda MacMillan & Shaun Milne DETECTIVES are probing the suspected murder of a dad of two after his body was found dumped outside the pub he ran with his wife. Stevie Curran was discovered in a garden area at the back of The Dolphin Inn at Whitecraig near Musselburgh around 2am today [...]
UPDATED By Clare Carswell & Shaun Milne A SCOTS property tycoon facing multiple charges of fraud and money laundering has been gunned down outside a busy Scots health club in front of dozens of stunned gym members. Robert Kelbie, 27, a property developer, was shot and wounded outside Bannatyne’s Health Club at Newcraighall in [...]
I’m an Edinburgh boy born and bred, and as such I was weaned on that marvelous drink called McEwan’s Export. Maybe it’s my imagination or perhaps it’s something to do with the surroundings. But I remain convinced that it’s a bevvy which never quite tastes as good any in other place you sup it. I’ve [...]
