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Mystery of the phantom piano player

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Alexander Lawrie A NINETEENTH century piano once played by Fredric Chopin is spooking guests and staff at a historic Scottish country home. Visitors, staff and even...

‘Miracle’ abandoned ducklings survived

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Michael MacLeod FOUR tiny ducklings left abandoned in freezing conditions have been hailed as a “miracle” The baby birds are making a surprise recovery after being...

Wicker man amongst scariest films of all time

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTTISH movie The Wicker Man has been voted one of Britain’s top ten horror films of all time. The classic cult movie is set...

Greyfriar ghosts caught on camera

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Kate Smail TWO pals claim to have captured mysterious ghostly images on their mobile phones after an unsupervised visit to a graveyard dubbed the most...

Model boat sparks Coastguard ‘rescue’

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Alexander Lawrie COASTGUARDS had to laugh when flashing red and white lights in the sea caused panic – but turned out to be a birthday...

WRI swaps baking for a gladitorial battle

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Kate Smail TWO Gladiators faced their fiercest competitors yet yesterday (THURS) – a group of ladies from the WRI. Tornado and Enigma arrived at a tiny...

Casinos set for bumper weekend thanks to Bond

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Kate Smail THE stakes are high at casinos around the country this week – thanks to the release of the latest James Bond flick. Quantum of...

Boy, 4, wanders half a mile after being left home alone

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Paul Thornton A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy crossed a busy dual-carriageway himself and wandered for over half a mile after he was left home alone. The youngster...

Roses from Chick-kick MSP 289

1 October 31, 2008 0

By Michael MacLeod A BUNCH of red roses is on its way to Chick Young - from the team of MSPs who kicked him off the...

Teen held hostage after Edinburgh drug deal backfires 288

1 October 28, 2008 0

By Michael MacLeod ARMED gangsters in Halloween masks kidnapped and held a teenager hostage after a drugs deal backfired. Terrified Aaron Hunter, 16, was bundled into the...

Children’s social worker caught with sick porn images 287

1 October 28, 2008 0

By Paul Thornton A COUNCIL worker who was sacked after being caught with hundreds of indecent images of children on his home computer has been...

Injured Gertrude wide awake this winter 286

1 October 28, 2008 0

By Alexander Lawrie AN INJURED tortoise is about to experience her first winter without hibernating after being attacked by the family dog. Gertrude, a 35-year-old Spur Thigh...

Nurse struck off after jabbing elderly patient 285

1 October 28, 2008 0

By Alexander Lawrie A MENTAL health nurse has been struck off the nursing register after he jabbed his finger into an elderly patient’s face while shouting...

Hibs star in casino assault charge 284

1 October 23, 2008 0

By Paul Thornton HIBS star Filipe Morais has been charged with assault following an alleged Friday night Casino bust-up. The Portuguese striker has been banned from entering...

Gold trade-ins soar as value hits 25 year high 283

1 October 23, 2008 0

By Douglas Walker CANNY divorcees are taking advantage of record high gold prices and selling off their wedding rings to beat the credit crunch. One jeweller has...

Babyfaced Kyle disagrees with barmaid’s View 282

1 October 23, 2008 0

By Michael MacLeod THE View’s baby-faced frontman Kyle Falconer was refused a drink because of his boyish young looks. The pint-sized rocker - who was fined £1000...

Naked calendar to raise funds for village 281

1 October 23, 2008 0

By Alexander Lawrie BRAVE Borders men have stripped off for a calendar shoot to raise money for their village hall. Farmers, posties and footballers all agreed to...

£300,000 for important Allan Ramsay portrait 280

1 October 23, 2008 0

By Alexander Lawrie A PAINTING described as “one of the most important Scottish portraits to be offered at auction this year” sold for almost £300,000 at...

David Cameron joins in by election campaign 279

1 October 23, 2008 0

By Karrie Gillett Conservative party leader David Cameron visited Glenrothes today to show his support for the party's candidate in the upcoming by-election. Mr Cameron joined Scottish...

First minister joins campaign for crucial Glenrothes votes 278

1 October 22, 2008 0

By Karrie Gillett First Minister Alex Salmond joins by-election candidate Peter Grant in campaigning for votes at the Kingdom Shopping Centre in Glenrothes.

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