Tag: grit

Glasgow tops grit league, new study says

Young Glaswegians are the most likely to have the sheer grit needed to succeed in life, a new study has said. The report suggests there...

Pix – Ice patrol vehicles takes control

New ice patrol vehicles are being deployed to improve Scotland’s resilience said Transport Minister Keith Brown today.   The vehicles will be fully equipped with mobile...

Wild winter closes M8 for second night

TRANSPORT chiefs ordered Scotland’s busiest motorway be closed for a second night tonight (tues) as plunging temperatures hampered efforts to re-open the M8. Bear Scotland...

Sales of salt and grit soar as the country endures the winter weather

By Maria Stapleton DIY stores say sales of rock salt and grit have shot up by more than 1000 per cent in recent days as...

Mammoth salt delivery arrives as Scotland battles against the elements

SNOWBOUND Scotland took delivery of a giant supply of salt today (mon) to help with herculean efforts to get the country moving again. Some 26,000...

Scots councils pay for weather forecast

By Cara Sulieman THREE SCOTS councils are shelling out £90,000 for someone to predict the weather. Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils are paying the Met Office...

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