Michelle Craw is a Search Analyst with QueryClick. She speaks French and German and supports the management of localised content in their international campaigns. QueryClick helps clients get better results online through search engine optimisation (SEO) and strive to have its clients’ websites appear higher and perform better when internet users make Google searches [...]
By Claire McKim HE may be one of Hollywood’s most respected male stars but Brad Pitt has delivered a damning verdict on some of his most famous film roles. Pitt, who was in Glasgow last summer filming Zombie flick World War Z, has laid into some of his much loved performances, saying he “flatlined” [...]
By Brooke Stafford IT IS no secret that there is a shortage of qualified medical personnel, and nurses are no exception. One segment of the population that is hardest hit by the shortage is the aging and elderly population. Below, are just five ways the nursing shortage is affecting the care of our parents and [...]
By Cally Day, Save RAF Lossiemouth Campaigner I will try to keep this brief, although the subject has been a long drawn out process and is still ongoing. I am a housewife, mother, and now, an accidental campaigner. On the 19th October 2010 our Prime Minister made a statement in the House of Commons stating [...]
Before I started with Deadline I had never tweeted a single character and it took a lot of pushing before I did. Now I tweet everyday and check Twitter at least every hour. It’s scary how adictive it can be and how we now go to the social networking site to get up to the [...]
“Soulfillapopkilla is a re-release of my first record. I wrote most of the songs and co-produced it with Madonna/Seal maestro Marcus Brown. “We met during a songwriting session in Los Angeles while he was working on her ‘Drowned’ world tour and we clicked. “We got to writing and sketching out tracks and ideas and before [...]
AS JUSTICE MINISTER KENNY MacASKILL STATES THAT THERE IS A “COMPELLING ARGUMENT” FOR A SINGLE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE IN SCOTLAND, LOTHIAN & BORDERS FIRE CHIEF JIMMY CAMPBELL TELLS DEADLINE NEWS WHY HE TOO SUPPORTS THE IDEA “For those working in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Services and providing a vital emergency response and community [...]
It was far too early in the morning to be doing radio interviews, but the team seem to have been chatting live on air on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland, BBC Radio Bristol and surreally Melbourne Talk Radio – all before my first cup of coffee! The 31st was always [...]
In the latest of our Guest Blog series, Martin Keane from OneKind tells about a year of change for the Edinburgh based charity. 2010 has represented a year of monumental change for OneKind. The organisation began this year as Advocates for Animals, but it was clear that something unique was being born. The charity was [...]
First of all, some good news: the Met Office is predicting a dry, bright few days to come here in Edinburgh, so that should be the last of snow – for the time-being at least. Unfortunately, of course, the clear skies will bring ever lower temperatures, which is far from ideal for thawing. It’s inevitable [...]
The current extreme weather conditions in Lothian and Borders and across Scotland are making daily life challenging for people. Whilst some people will not be able to get to work, for those working in the emergency services we know we must endeavour to do what we can to ensure vital services are maintained 24/7, 365 [...]
As part of our new regular series, we’re delighted to have Scott Rasmusen, partner at Edinburgh law firm Gibson Kerr, as our first guest blogger tackling as he does the subject of wills and what he argues is the importance of avoiding putting off today, what others may regret tomorrow… “Although it’s tempting in the [...]
Facebook’s great, no doubt about it. And as someone easily old enough to remember Blue Peter before the scandals struck, that is not as trite an observation as it might first seem. A few weeks ago, it enabled one of my oldest friends from school to get back in touch. We hadn’t heard from each [...]