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Scottish Water convicted of supplying unfit water

SCOTTISH Water has been convicted of supplying water unfit for human consumption. The company pleaded guilty at Elgin Sheriff Court earlier today to supplying water overdosed...

Council backtrack on £30k spend for provost portraits

A CASH-strapped Scots council has shelved its plans to spend £30k on portraits of provosts after a furious public back-clash. Edinburgh City Council had planned to...

Police appeal for information following murder of Polish man in Leith

A WEEK after the murder of a Polish man in Edinburgh, police believe members of the local community may hold the key to finding his...

Lifeboat in emergency dash – to “rescue” seal

A DRAMATIC rescue attempt by a Scottish lifeboat crews was called off after the “casualty” turned out to be a seal. Forth coastguard gave the order for...

Edinburgh Zoo sea lion enclosure to shut down

EDINBURGH Zoo is shutting its sea lion enclosure more than 75 years after the first animals were born there. The last remaining sea lion at the...

Scottish SPCA calls out to animal lovers following surge in abandoned rabbits

By Alessandro Brunelli   The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is calling all animal lovers in Angus, Tayside and Fife to consider...

Last quarter of 2011 sees slight increase in Scottish exports

By Alessandro Brunelli Scottish manufactured exports have grown over both during the last quarter of 2011 and the whole year. The data was included in the latest Index...

Government unveils £3m children’s fund

By Alessandro Brunelli The Scottish Government has announced it will invest £3 million in play opportunities for children in Scotland. The announcement was made today by Children’s...

Scottish beef to weigh more in Europe after Government grant

By Alessandro Brunelli The Scottish Government has splashed out an extra £300k grant to promote the exports of Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb in Europe. The funding...

Company pleads guilty to illegal burning of waste

By Alessandro Brunelli   A SCOTS waste management company has pled guilty to the illegal burning of tonnes of waste material. On Decemer 9th 2010 Caledonian Waste, based...

Rare tandem tricycle sold in Edinburgh for £5,500

  A RARE "laid back" tandem tricycle has just been sold by a Scots shop for the jaw-dropping price of £5,500. The tandem was sold in Edinburgh and is...

Donald Trump awarded Scottish coat of arms after four year battle

DONALD TRUMP has finally been awarded a Scottish coat of arms after a four year battle to earn the insignia. In 2008, the business tycoon fell...

Gran fears for life as cancer op cancelled four times

By Jill Geoghegan    A SCOTTISH grandmother has had a life-saving operation cancelled four times because of a lack of beds in intensive care. Helen O’Connor (41) has...

Police treating paper mill fires as “suspicious”

A SERIES of fires at a Fife paper mill are being treated by police as "suspicious". Emergency services were alerted to a fire at Tullis Russell...

Christmas shoppers “rescue” cat from Carlisle

TWO Scots brought more than festive knick-knacks home with them after a Christmas shopping trip to Carlisle. The cross-border shoppers also returned to Scotland with a...

Police hunt for Bonnyrigg ‘flasher’

LOTHIAN & Borders Police are appealing for information regarding a man who exposed himself on a residential street in Bonnyrigg on Boxing Day. Investigators are looking...

Boxing Day “Dip in the Sea” turnout a disappointment for organisers

CHARITY organisers have been left high and dry – after their Boxing Day “Dip in the Sea” failed to recruit a single person. The organisers of...

Little girl receives award for bravery during cancer battle

By Sian Lower A SCOTS girl aged just four has been given a national award for her bravery in the face of cancer. Georgia Hillman started receiving...

Ex-Miss Scotland and Rangers ace announce baby arrival

THE former Miss Scotland and her footballer fiance have announced the arrival of their son. Nicola Mimnagh and Kyle Lafferty became proud parents of a baby...

Adventurer Mark Beaumont backs Scottish energy campaign

HE may be "The Man Who Cycled the World", but it seems Mark Beaumont still has a soft spot for his Scottish roots. As temperatures plummet...

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