An iconic Scottish art deco roadhouse, which has become a beacon for regeneration in what was once one of Scotland’s most deprived electoral wards, officially re-opened it’s doors (Friday 18th March) following a year-long restoration project. The White House in Craigmillar has been brought back to life as part of a £2 million project [...]
Pic by Lorenzo Dalberto/Deadline A new exhibition by one of the most highly acclaimed and internationally successful artist working today will be the focus of a new display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Artist Room: Jeff Koons will bring together a selection of 18 major works, in a variety of media, charting [...]
A WOMAN needed hospital treatment after losing a two-hour battle with a fire in her tumble dryer. The 49-year-old suffered smoke inhalation after the machine caught fire in her Edinburgh flat at about 7.30pm yesterday (Thu). According to Lothian and Borders Fire brigade she did not call 999 until 9.30pm. Firefighters wearing breathing masks and [...]
EDINBURGH Airport was evacuated today (Fri) after computer parts inside a passenger’s luggage sparked a major security alert. The items triggered an evacuation of the terminal building, road closures, and delays to some flights. The army bomb squad and police were called to the airport at around 11.20am after the alarm was sparked by a [...]
by Kirsty Topping THE driver of the train which plunged into the river when the Tay Bridge collapsed is to have his grave marked more than 130 years after the event. David Mitchell was one of an estimated 75 souls to die in the Tay Bridge Disaster in 1879. His body was one of the [...]
by Kirsty Topping BARMY council chiefs are set to open a new visitor centre on the site of a new waste facility. Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have submitted plans for the attraction at their new food and residual waste treatment facility at Millerhill in Midlothian. The visitor centre will allow school pupils and community groups [...]
A team of six soldiers from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) are preparing to begin a gruelling 1750 miles charity cycle through some of Europe’s toughest terrain to raise money for service charities. The challenge ‘Exercise Tartan Casino’ will begin on Friday 18th March 2011 when the team [...]
“Zombies” staff and students from Glasgow’s Stow College hold a “Funeral to mark the death of Glasgow’s Further Education” outside the Scottish Parliament. The funeral procession ended with the delivery of a coffin with 5,000 name petition from the people of Glasgow calling for the Scottish Government to conduct an independent review of Further Education [...]
A giant sand tiger shark that outgrew its home in an Irish aquarium has been released into the giant ocean display at Deep Sea World, North Queensferry on St Patrick’s Day. The 2.2 metre-long shark, which weighs around 100kgs, travelled by road and sea from the south west tip of Ireland to reach its new [...]
MOURNERS at the funeral of a Scots soldier killed in Afghanistan will say a prayer in memory of the dog that died with him, it emerged today (Thu). The funeral of Lance Corporal Liam Tasker, will be will be held at Tayport Parish Church, Fife, on Tuesday. Liam, 26, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, was killed by [...]
A SCOT who beat brain cancer has launched a life-saving invention for those suffering from epilepsy. Sam Docherty, 62, a college lecturer from Eddleston, Peeblesshire, was diagnosed with epilepsy after having neurosurgery on a brain tumour in 2005. This month he launched the “Press Don’t Panic” audio button, which is designed to advise anyone who [...]
THE Scottish Ambulance Service has invested half a million pounds in “shock boxes” for all of its patient transport vehicles. All 450 vehicles used by the service will be equipped with the boxes, which will enable quicker life-saving support for patients in Scotland. Shock boxes can identify what is necessary to save a cardiac patient [...]
LESBIANS are more than twice as likely to split from their civil partners than gay men, new figures on gay divorce show. Statistics show that since Civil Partnership was made legal in 2004, more than 50 couples have gone on to formally split up, with female couples two and a half times more likely to [...]
A SCOTS art student has had her work showcased all over the world – thanks to an online campaign inviting people to get involved. Natalie Jones, 21, from Mid Calder, West Lothian, has used her final project at Edinburgh Napier University to spread a bit of colour across the globe in the form of woolen [...]
IT would appear that one prince is just not enough for bride-to-be Kate Middleton. An online company claiming to sell “Will and Kate” wedding memorabilia have made a royal mug out of the occasion by advertising a cup with the wrong prince on it. Miss Middleton is printed on the “limited edition heirloom” smiling away [...]
AN ELDERLY woman was mugged in broad daylight moments after she stepped off a bus. The 87-year-old was pushed over by a man, believed to be around 20-years-old, who then grabbed her handbag and ran off. The incident happened at around 2.40pm yesterday (Tuesday) on Mansionhouse Road, in the Grange area of Edinburgh. It follows [...]
POLICE are probing a suspicious early morning fire at a former East Lothian hotel. The blaze broke out shortly before 5am at the Tranmare Bar and Restaurant on Haddington Road in Tranent, causing “significant damage” to the interior. It took fire fighters around two hours to put the flames out and a joint investigation was [...]
A FATHER has been convicted of incest with a daughter he had not seen for two decades. The incident happened after the 59-year-old spent the evening drinking with his long-lost adult daughter, a month after they were reunited. The man from the Broomhouse area of Edinburgh later bombarded his daughter with texts which said: “I [...]
POLICE are probing a suspicious early morning fire at a former East Lothian hotel. The blaze broke out shortly before 5am today (Tue) at the Tranmare Bar and Restaurant on Haddington Road in Tranent, causing “significant damage” to the interior. It took fire fighters around two hours to put the flames out and a joint [...]
FIRE fighters tackled a blaze overnight as a fire ripped through a converted flat. A 24-year-old man was rescued and given oxygen at the scene before an ambulance rushed him to hospital. The fire broke out around midnight today (Tue) at Pilrig Cottages in Edinburgh, which is a row of cottages converted into flats. It [...]