Tag: Holyrood

Holyrood order £44,000 hawks to catch the pigeon

Deadline News Journalist - July 5, 2009

By Paul Thornton A DEAL to hire hawks to rid the Scottish Parliament of its pigeon poo problem is costing the taxpayer a staggering £2000...

Cabbies take kids for a ride

Deadline News Journalist - June 9, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A PARADE of taxis decorated with balloons passed through Edinburgh yesterday as they made their way down to the coast. The annual taxi...

Schoolboy tipped as next Apprentice

Deadline News Journalist - June 5, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A SCHOOLBOY is being tipped as a new Alan Sugar style ‘Apprentice’ after he started a successful business selling exam papers. Along with...

Schoolboy’s campaign gets backing from world-renowned scientist

Deadline News Journalist - June 4, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A SCOTS schoolboy campaigning for better treatment for MS suffers like his mum has received the backing of a top scientist. Plucky Ryan...

Royal High School up for grabs

Deadline News Journalist - June 2, 2009

By ALEXANDER LAWRIE THE HISTORIC building once feted as the home of Scottish politics is up for grabs again. The former Royal High School, situated on...

Campaigners flock to Scottish Parliament over EU electronic sheep-tagging plan

Deadline News Journalist - May 27, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond PROTESTORS drove a flock of sheep to the Scottish Parliament to complain about new EWE-ropean Union plans to fleece Scottish farmers with...

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