Tag: money

£250,000 to keep trucks on stand-by

Deadline News Journalist - August 7, 2009

By Michael MacLeod ROAD bosses have splashed out a whopping £250,000 to keep two tow trucks on stand-by during roadworks. The two vehicles have sat fenced...

Scots nation of forgetfulness except when it comes to cash

Shaun Milne - July 22, 2009

By Paul Thornton CANNY Scots are the most forgetful people in the UK – except when it comes to their cash, according to new figures. A...

Schoolkids paying for their school to keep open

Deadline News Journalist - July 6, 2009

By Cara Sulieman CHILDREN at a Scots primary school facing the chop are donating their own pocket money in a desperate bid to save it...

A penny overdrawn leaves student £48 in the red

Deadline News Journalist - June 24, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A STUDENT has been hit with a £48 bank charge for slipping into her overdraft – by A PENNY. Cash-strapped Julia Turner thought...

Scots are generous souls

Deadline News Journalist - June 23, 2009

By Cara Sulieman SCOTS are among the best in the UK at donating time and money to charity. Around half of all Scots surveyed said they...

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...

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