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New chairman for troubled Edinburgh trams firm
The troubled firm building the Edinburgh tram network will shortly have a new chairman, if the city council votes him into office next week. This is likely to be a formality as Vic Emery, who has a...
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Opinion: high water mark for the SNP?
By Stuart Crawford Before I warm to the theme of this piece, and in anticipation of the torrent of bile and venom it might well attract from the usual suspects, I think I better lay out my...
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A good, or at least ‘not bad’, year for Scottish farming
By John Knox In the precarious world of Scottish agriculture, 2010 will go down as a “not bad” year. Official estimates just out show that total income from farming increased last year by 18 per cent...
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Where are you on the thaw see-saw?
The mid-January fortnight of serious thaw has affected various outdoor-recreation groups in radically different ways. The winter climbers came close to dismay, fearful of a complete collapse of...
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A load of bollards looms for Glasgow drivers
Edinburgh has long been accused of being anti-car. Could Glasgow be about to become a rival? A website run by Jackson’s Security claims that security bollards will be installed in George Square in...
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Opinion: Reform needed to give cancer survivors tools to recover
By Elspeth Atkinson – director for Scotland, Macmillan Cancer Support "Treatment is the easy part of cancer. Living with it is the hard part. Treatment for me took six months, living with it is going...
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Egypt crackdown unexpectedly hits spam hard
When you watch a revolution playing out on your television, the last thing you think about is spam. However, the Egyptian government’s attempt to stop its citizens from using the internet had a...
View ArticleUseful Gaelic word: cur
Want to read more stories about Gaelic? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury Cur – put Just like its English counterpart, this word has many uses in Gaelic. In addition to being used for putting...
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Why the digital switch threatens Glasgow 2014
The law of unintended consequences has a habit of appearing in unusual places. The Digital Switch has largely been handled smoothly. The arrival of digital TV has, for the most part, resulted in...
View ArticleUseful Scots word: muckle, mickle and George Washington’s muddle
Want to read more stories about Scots? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury By Betty Kirkpatrick Muckle is now best known to most people for its appearance in the old adage Mony a mickle maks a...
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Robinson goes for big, strong pack for Paris opener
Scotland coach Andy Robinson has just announced his team to play France on Saturday. He decided to pick a big, powerful pack with lock Nathan Hines moving to the back row in an attempt to record...
View ArticleArabic people power an opportunity to right wrongs
The revolution sweeping the Arab world poses some interesting questions for policy makers in the West, who must find new ways of making friends in the region rather than repeat the failed policies of...
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U16 SPORTSassist SE Region Cup: Haddington 2 – 1 Tweedmouth Juniors
Haddington hosted a team from south of the Border this weekend when Tweedmouth travelled up from Berwick to contest this cup tie. Tweedmouth play one Division below Haddington in the SE Region League,...
View ArticleOpinion: nuclear energy the key to a low-carbon future
Want to support the debate about Scotland's future? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury By Professor Colin McInnes Scotland has ambitious plans to become a world leading low carbon economy. But...
View ArticleSpiky lessons for us all from Adam Potter’s 300-metre plunge
Want more pieces on hillwalking and climbing? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury The prevailing response to the story of Adam Potter – the 36-year-old landfill manager who fell 300 metres down...
View ArticlePlaying budget poker with John Swinney
Want to read more political stories? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury Don't play poker with John Swinney. If you do, you’ll lose. No-one at Holyrood has more experience of the high stakes...
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Diary: Scots slipping in race to be Cameron’s mouthpiece
Want to read more political stories? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury At first, there were three of them: Scots journalists formerly of this parish and all of them tipped (by some) to...
View ArticleEngland’s green and pleasant land crawling with possibly cursed superheroes
Want to read more stories about film? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury Holy Cow, Batman! The three main superhero costumes are all filled by Limeys. Christian Bale, born in Wales to English...
View ArticleSexism and the English language
Want to read more stories about language? Consider donating to The Caledonian Mercury By Betty Kirkpatrick Much has been said and written recently about sexism in football. Will it ever be eradicated?...
View ArticleThe sweet dram born of bitter defeat
By Elizabeth McQuillan A golden elixir that claims a royal pedigree no less, Drambuie is indeed a fancy little tipple. Surrounded by myth and legend, this Scottish liqueur has been around for over 250...
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