Tag: africa

Pensioner goes whitewater rafting for 90th

Deadline News Journalist - January 22, 2010

By Cara Sulieman A GRANDMOTHER is going whitewater rafting for her 90th birthday – after her doctor banned her from doing a parachute jump. Brave Gean...

Gleneagles chef set to tuck into Kilimanjaro challenge

Deadline News Journalist - December 27, 2009

By Michael MacLeod CANCER-conquering chef Andrew Fairlie is planning his next challenge to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. And as Scotland’s top hotel chef, he wants to...

Scottish midwife behind bestselling cookbook launches new volume

Deadline News Journalist - October 8, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A SCOTTISH midwife who became a surprise best-selling author with her first cookbook is about to publish the THIRD edition – with...

Wedding video lost during honeymoon

Deadline News Journalist - August 7, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie A NEWLY-MARRIED Scots couple has been left devastated after their wedding video went missing while on their honeymoon. Karen and Chris Howden, from...

Annie Lennox to give talk at Holyrood

Deadline News Journalist - July 6, 2009

By Cara Sulieman SCOTS rocker Annie Lennox will visit Holyrood this summer as part of the Festival of Politics – a year later than planned. Lennox...

Baby pygmy hippo at Edinburgh Zoo thrills visitors

Deadline News Journalist - July 2, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond A NEW arrival at Edinburgh Zoo is thrilling visitors – a miniature hippopotamus. Little Leisha – which means “gift” in West African –...

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