Guest - Page 146

3582 Posts
0 Comments

£7bn wildfarm cuts forced by shark love life

THE love life of the basking shark has forced major cuts to a planned £7bn windfarm off the Scottish coast. Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) have scaled...

Glasgow win lead in movie over Edinburgh

GLASGOW has won a battle against its arch-rival across the M8 - by once again standing in for Edinburgh in a movie. The film version of...

2,000 love padlocks placed across the country by mystery artist

A MYSTERY Scottish artist has placed almost 2,000 padlocks across the country as part a project to encourage free love. An Aberdeen artist, known only as...

Irn Bru’s ad man in bitter row over controversial marketing campaign

SCOTLAND’S top ad man is involved in a bitter spat with one of the country's most senior councillors over a controversial marketing campaign. Gerry Farrell, the...

Maggots take over Scottish bins

MAGGOTS are infesting waste bins after a Scottish council ordered residents to put food scraps in bins designed for garden waste. Fife Council issued homes with...

Remember remember the Oban fireworks… because there’ll be none this year

ORGANISERS behind last year’s 60-second fireworks spectacular has scrapped this November’s display because it would be pointless. The event in Oban became a worldwide sensation after fireworks...

Scots bride left for Afghanistan one week after getting married

A SCOTS bride swapped her wedding dress for camouflage and a machine gun after being sent to Afghanistan a week after her wedding. Vicky Campbell tied...

Nurses took 17,500 sick days because of depression

NURSES employed by a crisis-hit Scots health board took 17,500 days off sick last year due to depression, anxiety and stress. Figures revealed that a total...

Fears as firefighters fail fitness tests

CONCERNS have been raised about fire cover in the Highlands after six out of seven new recruits failed a fitness test. The trainees - including a...

Savile’s niece “ashamed” over sex scandal

A SCOTS niece of disgraced star Jimmy Savile said she “spent the first week crying” over the underage sex allegations against her uncle. Pam Ward says...

Investigation launched as sick internet troll mocks tragic teen

POLICE are hunting a sick internet troll who is tormenting the friends and family of a Scots teenager who died of a suspected drug overdose. Billy...

Spooked council worker calls the “Ghostbusters”

A TERRIFIED council official called in a team of ghostbusters after getting badly spooked while preparing a Halloween party. Gerry Reynolds, events officer with Highland Council,...

Rare Indian tuk tuk stolen and torched by vandals

TWO business partners spent months and £15,000 importing a rare Indian taxi – only for it to be stolen and torched within two weeks of...

Property tycoons hold off on ‘indy estates’

SALES of “trophy” estates in Scotland have slumped because wealthy potential buyers are worried about the independence referendum. Uncertainty about the outcome is being blamed for...

Edinburgh dental prices twice as much as Glasgow

PRIVATE dentists are charging Edinburgh patients around twice as much for work as their colleagues in Glasgow, a survey revealed today. The average cost of a...

Loyal dog leaps to aid of owner

A PET dog leapt into ice-cold docks in an apparent attempt to rescue its suicidal owner early today. A middle-aged man jumped in to Methil Docks...

Widow sues elite surgeon after husband dies

ONE of Scotland's top surgeons is being sued for what is believed to be a six-figure sum by the widow of a business leader who...

Hundreds set to travel abroad to get surgery

UP TO 500 Scots patients face being sent to Europe for surgery as a health board struggles to meet treatment targets. NHS Lothian said patients will...

Bride loses £10k wedding rings

A DEVASTATED newlywed lost rings worth £10,000 after a thief struck at a hospital. Christelle Visagie took off her wedding band and a platinum engagement ring...

Family raise funds for twin girl’s cancer-op

THE parents of a twin girl struck down by a cancer that normally affects the middle-aged are desperately battling to raise £150,000 to save her...

Find me on

Latest articles

Newsletter

WordPress Cookie Plugin by Real Cookie Banner