Tag: highland

Iconic Trainspotting station has to go to rehab

By Michael MacLeod THE desolate Scots train station made famous in cult film Trainspotting is getting a £400,000 facelift - because it is so popular...

Scotland’s crime-ridden train network

By Cara Sulieman SCOTLAND’S sprawling network of trains and stations are being plagued by drug dealers, drunkards and sex attackers, shock new figures reveal. Hard pressed...

Poorly pooch gets new loving home

By Cara Sulieman A DOG with a rare eating disease has finally found a loving new home – after being put on display by desperate...

Finger trapping costs councils thousands

By Cara Sulieman COUNCILS across the UK are paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds in compensation to people who get their fingers trapped in...

Water waste of money as vandals pull plug

By Michael MacLeod HUNDREDS of pounds of taxpayers’ money was literally poured down the drain when cheeky vandals drained a Highland swimming pool. Furious staff arrived...

Expert Scottish bladesmith takes on two Italian apprentices

By Oliver Farrimond An Edinburgh swordmaker has taken on two Italian apprentices. Paul MacDonald, of MacDonald Armouries, has employed Marco Danelli, 30, and Dario Batzella, 20,...

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