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Glasgow and Edinburgh to follow Inverclyde’s anti-knife crime example

1 July 5, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle THE SUCCESS of Inverclyde’s No Knives, Better Lives campaign is spreading across the country this month as Glasgow, Edinburgh and Clackmannanshire join the...

Newburgh Primary pupils are Friends of the Forces

1 July 5, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle PUPILS from a Fife primary school have taken home a top award for their continuing support for the Forces. Newburgh Primary is the Scottish...

Camera Obscura extends its World of Illusions

1 July 5, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle SCOTLAND’S oldest purpose-built visitor attraction has undergone a major revamp, with three new highlights opening to the public. Adding to the success of its...

Head teacher accused of bullying at top private school

1 July 1, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle AN EMPLOYEE at one of Scotland’s most exclusive private schools suffered a miscarriage after being bullied by the headmaster, a tribunal has heard. Admissions...

Catholic church anger over abortion figures

1 June 30, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle THE Catholic Church says abortion is now being used as an alternative method of contraception among the nation’s school girls. The warning comes after...

Marathon man runs past his goal

1 June 30, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle A DEDICATED Scot who ran 50 marathons in 56 days to raise funds for a cause close to his heart has smashed his...

Scottish university gets tops marks as place to work

1 June 30, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle THE UNIVERSITY of Dundee has topped the chart as the Europe’s ‘Best Place to Work in Academia’ - and took third place worldwide. The...

Young golfer soldiers through illness to land a hole-in-one

1 June 25, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle A YOUNG golfer shrugged off a crippling illness to sink a hole-in-one at a recent three day tournament. Lewis Reid, 12, had been...

Olympic swimmer gives amateurs a helping hand

1 June 25, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle QUADRUPLE Olympic swimmer Karen Pickering has warned that she is “quite frightened” by the number of people who can’t swim. The four-time World...

Courageous shopkeeper robbed at knife-point by teenager

1 June 24, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle A BRAVE shopkeeper has told how he confronted a knife-wielding teenager who demanded cash from his till. The yob – armed with a massive...

Mystery cash donor ensures completion of architectural masterpiece

1 June 24, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle THE stunning vision of one of Scotland’s greatest architectural masterpieces is to be finally realised after an anonymous donor gifted £1m to the...

Nurse drugged up on painkillers took four hour nap

1 June 23, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle A DRUGGED up care home nurse fell asleep for FOUR hours after taking a powerful pain killer while on duty, a tribunal heard. Donna...

Girl hurt in tomb stoning incident

1 June 23, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle A YOUNG girl injured herself while tomb stoning from a pier in Aberdour, Fife. The dangerous craze involves jumping or diving from height into...

Lucky number seven for Musselburgh lottery winners

1 June 22, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle A LUCKY lotto couple couldn’t believe it when all SEVEN of their lines came up on Saturday – including one hitting the £2m...

Declining bee numbers sparks multi million pound investigation

1 June 21, 2010 0

By Christine Lavelle BEEKEEPERS have welcomed a probe into why numbers of the garden insect have been plummeting in recent years. Numbers have plunged by as much...

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