A REF sent off six players following a row over players wearing the wrong coloured underwear. The match official ordered two members of the Bath City youth team to change as their undershorts didn’t match their shorts. Opponents Newport County scored twice while the pair were in the changing room resulting in an argument which [...]
SCOTLAND’S top vet schools has moved into a new £42million facility. The new building at the University of Edinburgh’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies was officially opened by The Princess Royal today (tues). More than 1,000 staff and students can be accommodated at the new teaching facility, which is based next to the school’s [...]
THE Scottish Government is to create a new post with a six-figure salary to take charge of its drive for independence. The senior official will be at the top of the civil service and be known as director general for strategy and external affairs. They will be responsible for pressing the SNP’s case for more [...]
FORMER TV presenter Stephen Jardine has been condemned for describing a Scottish town as “barely sanitary”. Jardine, who recently moved into the world of public relations, made his jibe at Greenock in a piece for a national newspaper. His subject was the travellers facing eviction from Dale Farm, Essex, but he ended the article with [...]
BRITISH women have more than£1billion of unworn clothing in their wardrobes. Over 45.7million items are consigned to the back of the wardrobe because they have a bad fit or are the wrong size. The average woman has four unworn items, with 58% blaming the fit of the item. One in ten have ten or [...]
By Kevin Duguid A PRIMARY school teacher who downloaded indecent images of children being abused by adults has escaped jail. Colin Chisholm taught at four different schools during his career and was a scout leader for nine years, it was heard at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. And he was teaching P1 to P3 classes when [...]
THE Scottish health survey for 2010 has revealed that more children are exercising regularly. Last year 72% of children were active for at least 60 minutes a day. Girls in particular have embraced physical activity, with 6% more taking part than in 2008. However, just 39% of adults met the physical activity recommendations with men [...]
A POLISH man has gone missing from his Monifeith home. Emil Scibor, 25, was last seen at his home on the town’s High Street at 1.15pm yesterday (Mon). He is known to have friends in the Dundee area. Police are concerned for his well-being because of his “fragile mental state”. Emil is six feet five [...]
THE widow of a Scots soldier killed in Afghanistan over two years ago still has not opened the last four letters her husband sent to her. Corporal Sean Binnie, of Kirkcaldy, Fife, sent the letters to his wife Amanda but they did not reach her until days after his death in May 2009. Mrs Binnie [...]
CENTRAL SCOTLAND POLICE MORE than £60,000 of cocaine has been seized from a car on one of Scotland’s busiest roads. The car was stopped on the M9 near Stirling on Friday at around 8.40pm. A police spokeswoman said: “Officers on routine patrol made the arrest after the vehicle came to their attention. The man was [...]
A WOMAN who died after being found with serious injuries in Arbroath has been named as Joanne Rennie. Police went to a flat in the town’s Culloden Road at around 1.45am today (tues) following reports of a disturbance. Inside they found a year-old woman with serious injuries. She was treated by ambulance crews but was [...]
A TOP wildlife presenter has sparked rage by condoning the shooting of elephants. Chris Packham, who fronts the BBC’s Autumnwatch programme, claimed there were too many animals on the planet and culls should be used to control their numbers. In an interview with Radio Times he said: “The deer population in the UK, many would [...]
ONE of Grampian’s major roads was closed for several hours following a road accident. The A96 between Keith and Fochabers was blocked by the two car collision at 7.30am today. Both drivers are currently trapped in their vehicle but details of their injuries are unknown. A medical helicopter has been called to the scene. The [...]
A SCOT is to travel to the other side of the world – to teach the Chinese to make pizza. Domenico Crolla, of Bella Napoli in Glasgow’s Shawlands, has been invited to the 3rd annual ‘Italian Cuisine and Wine summit’, and will make the delicacy despite a host of Michelin-starred chefs also attending from their [...]
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal was installed as Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh at a ceremony today Monday (26 September). The Princess Royal succeeds HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who stepped down as Chancellor in 2010, having held the role since 1953. During the ceremony in the Assembly Hall on The [...]
A TAXI driver is in a serious condition in hospital after being found with head injuries in a layby. The 52-year-old man was found lying beside his vehicle beside a main road at 7am this morning. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where he remains in a serious but stable condition. Police [...]
CENTRAL SCOTLAND POLICE POLICE are appealing for information after a garden in Avonbridge was damaged. The incident occurred sometime between 7pm on Tuesday September 20 and 7.30am on Wednesday September 21 in Falkirk Road. Police believe a number of people had been in this area and are keen to trace them. Inspector Ian Scott said: [...]
AUTHOR JK Rowling has received an award from the University of Edinburgh. The Harry Potter writer was given a University Benefactor’s award, which is given to individuals or organisations that have made significant contributions to the life of the University. Last year Ms Rowling donated £10 million to fund the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University, [...]
POLICE in Bournemouth are appealing for help finding a man who may have travelled to Scotland. Gavin John Miller – also known by the last name of Dunne – of Southbourne Grove in Bournemouth, was reported missing at about 10pm on Monday, September 12 but was last seen in June. Police Sergeant Andy Cutler, of [...]
CAR crashes involving vehicles from one of Scotland’s largest police forces have soared in the last year, according to official figures. The average number of crashes by Lothian and Borders police officers attending 999 calls in previous years has been around 35. But statistics released today (mon) revealed the number of smashes during emergency dashes [...]