Tag: commonwealth games

Retiree fuming after host cancelled Airbnb accommodation for Commonwealth Games with just three weeks notice

Darren McConachie - July 14, 2022

A RETIREE was left fuming after Airbnb cancelled her families accommodation for the Commonwealth Games with just three weeks notice. Sarah Thompson and her family...

Commonwealth athlete retires from sport to become finance manager

Bethan Sexton - September 16, 2020

A FORMER Commonwealth Games badminton player has announced he is retiring his racket for the world of personal finance. Martin Campbell represented Scotland at two...

Olympic champion Skinner turns demolished velodrome into table as symbol of what “should have been”

John Glover - November 27, 2018

OLYMPIC gold medal cyclist Callum Skinner has created a table from the demolished velodrome where he learned to ride - saying it's a symbol...

Veterans’ charity makes it to final of National Lottery Awards

Deadline News Journalist - July 14, 2015

A VETERANS’ charity has made it to the final of the National Lottery Awards. The Erskine Commonwealth Games, held in five care homes across the...

Sir Chris says go see the Old Man of Hoy

Deadline News Journalist - August 1, 2014

SIR CHRIS Hoy has urged visitors to the Commonwealth Games to take the opportunity to see Scotland - and the Old Man of Hoy...

Bookies say team Scotland will take record haul of gold at Glasgow 2014

Deadline News Journalist - July 17, 2014

SCOTS athletes are dead certs for a record breaking gold medal haul at Glasgow 2014, according to bookies. So many people have bet on the...

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