Tag: redford barracks

English battalion to be granted Edinburgh ‘privilege’

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - April 23, 2012

AN ENGLISH Army battalion is becoming the first to be granted the freedom of the city of Edinburgh. The 3rd Battalion The Rifles, who are...

Shamed soldier had 500 indecent images of children

Court & Crime

Shaun Milne - November 24, 2010

A SCOTS based soldier who asked teenage girls to send him pictures of themselves in their underwear has been sentenced to 225 hours of...

Edinburgh based soldier asked girls for pix in their underwear

Shaun Milne - October 19, 2010

By Christine Lavelle A SCOTS based soldier asked teenage girls to send him pictures of themselves in their underwear and kept more than 500 indecent...

Tattoo getting organised for its biggest year yet

Christine Lavelle - August 4, 2010

By Christine Lavelle PREPARATIONS for this year’s Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo got underway today, when all 1,000 performers came together for a rehearsal. Now in its...

Cheeky Lorraine gets knickers in a twist

Deadline News Journalist - June 10, 2009

By Michael MacLeod LORRAINE Kelly became the Armed Forces new poster girl yesterday when she almost put her privates on parade. Strutting her stuff in tartan...

MOD has “responsibility” to help war vets

Deadline News Journalist - May 14, 2009

By Lauren Crooks THE Defence Secretary John Hutton yesterday admitted that the MoD had a “responsibility” to help war veterans injured or traumatised while fighting...