Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Tag: rescue

Firefighters save thousands of books from flames

By Cara Sulieman FIREFIGHTERS rushed to save thousands of books from flames after yobs started a fire in a library toilet. Staff had to evacuate the...

Police search still on for person lost in River Almond

By Cara Sulieman RESCUERS hunting for a hooded man who plunged into a fast-flowing river said yesterday the victim may actually be a woman. An RAF...

Bravery of officers recognised at awards

By Cara Sulieman A HERO police dog called Zico who helped ‘collar’ four crooks within the space of a fortnight has received a top gong...

Dazed driver survives near-death plunge

By Michael MacLeod A DRIVER sparked a dramatic rescue after first crashing his car into a truck before wandering dazed on foot across a...

Tragic schoolboy drowns while swimming in disused quarry

By OLIVER FARRIMOND, ALEXANDER LAWRIE, PAUL THORNTON & SHAUN MILNE THE GRIEF-STRICKEN family of a schoolboy who drowned while swimming in a disused quarry had...

Bins too tempting for arsonists

By Cara Sulieman FIRE CHIEFS in Edinburgh fear the city’s bin strike could be putting lives at risk. Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service reports...

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