Tag: Firth of Forth

Two crews battle blaze at Longannet power station

In Brief

Christine Lavelle - January 24, 2011

TWO fire crews battled a blaze for over two hours at Longannet power station in Fife. The fire broke out at around 10.45am today in...

£500k from council to repair country's worst hit coastal areas

Christine Lavelle - September 20, 2010

By Christine Lavelle SOME of Scotland’s worst affected storm-hit coastal areas will cost more than £500,000 to repair following poor weather and high spring...

Luftwaffe raid on Forth Bridge inspires Commando comic

Deadline News Journalist - September 3, 2010

By Martin Graham A DARING Luftwaffe bombing raid on the Forth Bridge has provided inspiration for a new graphic novel from Commando action comics. The story...

Royal Navy blow up WWII mine off Scottish coast

Deadline News Journalist - October 12, 2009

By Rory Reynolds ROYAL Navy bomb experts have blown up a live Second World War mine after it was caught up in the nets of...

New hotel to transform Leith

Deadline News Journalist - July 8, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE AN UNUSUALLY shaped hotel is to help kick-start the regeneration surrounding Edinburgh’s historic Leith Harbour. The striking triangle-fronted, nine-storey, 25-bedroomed building is to...

Scots artist leaves £3 million will

Deadline News Journalist - May 8, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE A SCOTS artist once considered one of the country’s finest post-war landscape artists has left his entire £3million fortune to his wife. But...

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