A MAN has been left with permanent eye injuries after being assaulted twice in 24 hours. The 30-year-old victim was badly beaten by a man wielding a metal pole as he walked in the Bonnyrigg area of Edinburgh. He was attacked near the Dobbies garden centre at around 8.30pm on Wednesday night. His attacker, who had a black and [...]
A MAN was kicked and punched in the face after asking another man to stop urinating in the street. The 20-year-old was walking past St Giles Cathedral with friends when the group saw a man urinating in the street. After being challenged about his actions, the suspect began punching and kicking the man to the [...]
A WOMAN who helped her lover hide his wife’s body after he killed her has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Rita Heyster, 57, helped Harry Jarvis hide Carol Jarvis’ body under the floor of the family home in Bathgate, West Lothian. Carol, the mother of Jarvis’ four children, was killed [...]
MORE cracks are showing in Edinburgh’s beleaguered tram project with the discovery of damage to parts of the line. Contractors are already repairing the road surface in the city’s Princes Street, but a section of track running between the Broomhouse and Stenhouse areas of the city is may also be in need of repair. Cracks [...]
By Kirsty Topping THE frontman of Scotland’s bagpipe rock band has been forced to quit after being hit by a rare medical condition. Red Hot Chilli Pipers founder Stuart Cassells, who provided music for the hit film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, revealed he was no longer able to play his pipes [...]
A VIOLENT convict who failed to return to prison is being hunted by police. Thomas McGarva went missing after being given a weeks release to Falkirk. The 33-year-old was due to return to Castle Huntly open prison, near Dundee, yesterday (wed) but did not turn up. McGarva was sentenced to 32 months at Glasgow Sheriff [...]
THE Christmas Pudding which sold out across the country last year is to hit the shelves earlier to ensure that customers are not disappointed. The Heston Blumenthal “Hidden Orange” pudding will now be available from September 26. Last year the £14 pudding sold out weeks before Christmas and even ended up on the auction site eBay, [...]
SCOTTISH anglers are releasing more fish to help protect stocks. While the number of salmon caught in the last year is the highest on record, Government body Marine Scotland revealed that 70% of the 110,496 caught were returned to the water. For spring fish this figure rose to 86%. Sea trout are also reaping the benefits of catch [...]
A DEAD dog has been discovered stuffed inside a suitcase and dumped at a Scottish beauty spot. The dark-coloured suitcase was discovered by a dog walker on Sunday night in woodland near Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh. Inside was the emaciated remains of a cross breed dog. Experts say the animal was already dead when put in the [...]
A WHITE Staffordshire bull terrier was killed in a house fire in Ann Street in Boghall last night. Firefighters responded to a fire in a three bedroom semi-detached house in the area at 8.06pm. They found the house in flames on arrival and had difficulty tackling the blaze due to its intense heat. Six firefighting [...]
THEY have been a staple of Christmas stockings for almost 50 years. But children will no longer be able to unwrap a Blue Peter annual on Christmas morning. The book’s publishers, Pedigree, say they will no longer produce it after years of falling sales and lack of interest from retailers. Sales of the Blue Peter annual have [...]
LOCALS in Fife have been helping police tackle crime in the area. As part of the Fife Constabulary’s commitment to community engagement, community consultation meetings are held throughout Fife on a bi-monthly basis within the heart of local communities. This allows people to meet with local officers, identify issues they feel affect them and be [...]
EXPERTS have discovered how diseases can mutate between species. Scientists at Edinburgh University found that viruses are better able to infect species that are closely related to their typical target species than species that are distantly related. The discovery could help predict the emergence of new diseases in the future. The research could also help explain [...]
A WOMAN has been robbed and sexually assaulted in a Glasgow park. The 49-year-old was walking to work through Cranhill Park at around 7.25am on Sunday when a man pushed her to the ground. He hit her around the face and forced her to hand over her jewellery and handbag. He then subjected the woman [...]
POLICE in Shetland have seized more that £4000 of heroin. The drug was taken from a 20-year-old woman after she was searched at a ferry terminal in Lerwick. Officers found her to be carrying heroin with a street value of £4,200. The matter has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal in Lerwick.
A NEW initiative aimed at reducing the number of young people committing crimes throughout Aberdeen has seen a 23% reduction in young people committing offences and led to a 40% reduction in the number of cases being referred to the Children’s Reporter. The Aberdeen Youth Justice Development Programme (AYJDP) has released figures, as part of [...]
NEW businesses could learn how to avoid industry pitfalls at an Edinburgh seminar. Gloria Murray¸ author of 7 Mistakes Small Business Owners Unwittingly Make & How to Avoid Them, will host the lunchtime event in Leith on September 29. She will reveal the common mistakes many business owners make and what they should do in [...]
By Kirsty Topping A SCOTS student has dropped his university plans after his rugby based animations became a world-wide internet hit. Graham Love, 18, painstakingly recreated key on-pitch moments using nothing more than Lego and blue tack. His films have been viewed by thousands on the video sharing website YouTube since being uploaded last [...]
A CANCER survivor is to launch a £60,000 art show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Mhairi Fisher, 32, been instrumental in organising the nine-day show at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios. She has been volunteering for the charity since being diagnosed with breast cancer, and even worked while receiving treatment. The show also features the bright artwork “Highland Dream” worth £1500, which has been [...]
EDINBURGH Zoo is to host a charity fire walking event to raise money for specialist veterinary equipment. The zoo is looking for volunteers to bare their soles and take up the challenge alongside their staff. Participants will have to walk across 20ft of fiery coals. The money raised by the event on October 14 will go towards buying a [...]