MORE than £45,000 in expenses has been payed to consultancies on the troubled Edinburgh Tram’s project. It has been revealed that Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE), the council-owned firm responsible for the trams, shelled out more than £1000 a month in expenses for the experts. The consultants who worked on the Bilfinger ‘InfraCo’ contract were given [...]
THE two largest police forces in Scotland have admitted they are willing to investigate claims made by psychics. Strathclyde and Lothian and Borders Police have said that a clairvoyant, medium or psychic who provided them with information would be treated as a witness. Lothian and Borders Police said that it is common during major investigations [...]
SUSAN Boyle revealed today (Fri) that she had managed to stick to her Lent ban on sweets and chocolate – even on her 50th birthday. Standing outside her new home in Blackburn, West Lothian – on a doormat saying “The Posh House” – Susan said she was looking forward to what the next decade will [...]
A CONTROVERSIAL billboard that suggests feeding kids meat is child abuse has been erected by an animal rights group. The provocative advert funded by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been put in place in Edinburgh in a bid to tackle the city’s childhood obesity problem. The eye-catching advert reads ‘Feeding Kids [...]
A Scots student designer is set to line up beside some of the world’s most famous fashion houses at this year’s Tartan Week celebrations in New York. Becky Thomas, a second year graphic design student at Edinburgh Napier University, will see her dress design take centre stage at the renowned Dressed to Kilt fashion show [...]