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Tag: ice

Car flips in icy conditions

EDINBURGH fire and Ambulance services have attended a number of incidents due to icy road conditions. A car overturned on the Dalmeny to Kirkliston road at...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Polar life through a lens

THE BBC has released new pictures from its epic documentary charting life in the polar regions. Beluga whales enjoy an impromptu spa session, Adélie penguins toughen up...

PICTURE SPECIAL: Frozen Planet makes for TV cold

BBC documentary Frozen Planet began last night to general acclaim. In the third instalment of the epic BBC One series polar bears perch precariously on...

Pix – Ice patrol vehicles takes control

New ice patrol vehicles are being deployed to improve Scotland’s resilience said Transport Minister Keith Brown today.   The vehicles will be fully equipped with mobile...

Swan Lake On Ice

EDINBURGH Playhouse opens its curtains to an unusual performance of Swan Lake as dancers were poised with ice skates rather than ballet pumps. The production...

That’ll come in Andes – 26,000 tonnes of salt arrives from Peru

SCOTLAND stocked up for a harsh January on the roads as thousands of tonnes of salt was brought into the country. With more snow and...

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