Tag: JK Rowling

Literacy Tsar to encourage the Bebo generation

Deadline News Journalist - August 3, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTLAND is to get a teenage literacy tsar in a bid to encourage the Bebo generation to read more books. In a country...

Rubbish continues to pile up as council prepares for the festival

Deadline News Journalist - July 29, 2009

By Cara Sulieman AS BINS across Edinburgh spill over into the street, the city council are trying to ensure the public that they are doing...

Kids banned from seeing new Harry Potter movie

Deadline News Journalist - July 16, 2009

By Michael MacLeod CHILDREN have been banned from watching the long-awaited new Harry Potter film at a Scots cinema – quicker than you can...

Olympian Chris Hoy awarded prestigious Edinburgh prize

Deadline News Journalist - June 30, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond SIR Chris Hoy was back in his home town yesterday to pick up a prestigious award – but his beautiful fiancé stole...

Made in Scotland – Harry Potter’s uniform

Deadline News Journalist - May 19, 2009

By Michael MacLeod A SCOTS wool firm which supplied the Hogwarts uniforms for Harry Potter films is now selling them to wannabe wizards. The annual “back...

JK Rowling offers support for Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Shaun Milne - May 8, 2009

By Michael MacLeod BELEAGURED PM Gordon Brown conjured up some unexpected support yesterday - from Harry Potter author JK Rowling. The Prime Minister is under increasing...

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