A TOP of the range sports car has been stolen in Aberdeen. The black Porsche Cayenne, which retails for £43,000, was taken from Macaulay Grange in the Hazlehead area of the city on Sunday night. Police say the vehicle, which has the registration SV06 CYX, the car was spotted 11 miles away in the Newmachar [...]
EDINBURGH airport has been shortlisted for an eco-friendly business award. The travel hub is up against 28 of Scotland’s most environmentally friendly organisations in the Vision in Business for the Environment of Scotland (VIBES) Awards 2011. Now in its twelfth year, the prestigious awards recognise the commitment, actions and achievements of Scottish companies, operating in [...]
TWO whiskies have been awarded top accolades in the latest edition of the world’s leading whisky guide. Benromach 30 Years Old took the title in the Best Single Malt Scotch 28-34 Years (Multiple Casks) category while Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX was named Best Single Malt Scotch no Age Statement (Multiple Casks) section in Jim Murray’s famous Whisky Bible, [...]
MORE than 60% of Scots have said they are unprepared for another bout of poor winter weather. They said they did not feel they were properly prepared for periods of severe weather like heavy snow, a prolonged freeze or flooding. The Scottish Government will today launch ‘Ready for Winter?’, Scotland’s first ever severe weather preparedness [...]
SCOTLAND’S national art gallery is to press ahead with a controversial plan to secure a second £50 million Titian painting for its permanent collection – despite the economic downturn. National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) played a major role three years ago in securing the funds to buy the artist’s Diana and Acteon for the nation. [...]
THE GREATEST speeches in Scotland’s history are to be showcased in a book. The nation’s top orators are listed in the new publication, including former First Minister Donald Dewar for his powerful speech heralding the opening of the Scottish Parliament. Alex Salmond’s speech after the SNP came to power in May 2007 is also documented [...]
A QUANGO set up to boost Scotland’s wealth has paid out tens of millions pounds more in redundancy packages than other agencies of a similar size, new figures reveal. Scottish Enterprise’s has handed workers more than £56million in the last 10 years. And the figure is around double that of public bodies SEPA, The Registers [...]
THE number of property sales worth at least a million pounds has risen to its highest level since the peak of the housing market in Scotland in 2008, according to new research by Bank of Scotland. There were 60 million-pound property sales in Scotland in the first half of 2011. This is the largest total [...]
By Niamh Anderson FOOTBALL star Scott Brown is set to swap the Celtic midfield for the catwalk. Following in Tyra Banks’ footsteps, the captain will cast his eye over a cast of Scottish beauties all vying to become the next answer to Kate Moss. In a competition run by Edinburgh-based Manequin Model Agency, he [...]
By Niamh Anderson AN AXE wielding thug hit a shopkeeper over the head in a shop raid and got away with just £5. But the brave shopkeeper has described how he fought off the attacker during the robbery and chased him down the street. The attack at El Mexicano greengrocer in the Muirhouse area [...]
By Hannah Ewan A NURSE has been struck off after she told a colleague comforting a cancer patient that she was “far too caring, I don’t have time for patients like that”. Evelyn McGarvey also became irritated by a breathless patient, telling her “Who do you think you are, asking for a nebuliser?” A [...]
By Niamh Anderson AN OBSCURE singer-song writer considered taking legal action when she realised Susan Boyle’s latest album cover was remarkably similar to her own. Katrina Rublowska believes her record Pockets of My Heart – released 10 years ago- is almost identical to SuBo’s new album, Someone to Watch over Me. The 48-year-old special [...]
A DEAL is on track to be signed that will save Edinburgh City Council almost £72 million, but see jobs lost and rubbish collections become fortnightly. The proposed waste shake-up was revealed in a council report published today. It names private firm Enterprise as the “preferred bidder” to be awarded the task of delivering the [...]
Fife Constabulary will be running several ‘car clinics aimed’ at preparing drivers for winter. Road safety police will be on hand to answer questions and provide advice to drivers about how to stay safe as roads turn icy. The clinics will give advice and information on the difficulties encountered with reduced daylight hours, poorer visibility [...]
TICKETS for next year’s T in the Park festival will go on sale on December 2. The limited passes will be available from 9am from www.ticketmaster.co.uk and by calling 08444 999 990. Next year’s event will take place across the weekend of 6th – 8th July. Festival Director Geoff Ellis commented: “Plans for 2012 are [...]
NEW recruits for a Scottish police force are being sized up – despite only being born yesterday. The five German Shepherd puppies – two boys and three girls – were born to mother Willow, of Durham Constabulary. Tayside Police will select one of the pups and they will join their father Amstel as a crime [...]
A FARMER who was crushed to death by his 40-year-old tractor could have lived if he had scrapped the ageing farm vehicle, a sheriff has ruled. Thomas Neil died of asphyxia after he became trapped between the tractor and a metal gate at Shiel Farm in Sorn, East Ayrshire. But the tragedy on December 4 [...]
By Hannah Ewan A COMMUNITY nurse who conned a couple out of funeral money was today struck off. Mary Abdessadek was supposed to be caring for 74-year-old Julia Howat at a sheltered housing complex in Aberdeen. But instead she defrauded her patient’s husband Alexander, 57, out of £1,162, claiming it was for a funeral [...]
By Neil Pooran A SCOTTISH bouncer who went to fight with Libyan revolutionaries against Col Gaddafi’s regime has spoken of his joy on hearing the dictator has been killed. Ragab Ballali, who grew up in Edinburgh, was injured while fighting Gaddafi loyalists in Sirte and is now recovering from his wounds in Tunisia. But [...]
SCOTLAND’S first National Conservation Centre for training young people in traditional building skills is to be established in Stirling, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced. The SNP Government’s new Young Scots Fund will contribute towards a £3 million National Conservation Centre based at two locations in Stirling, in a partnership between Historic Scotland, Stirling Council [...]