BOOST FOR SCOTTISH TAEKWONDO AS WORLD CHAMPION HOLDS GRANGEMOUTH MASTERCLASS
The Caledonian MercuryA TAEKWONDO Olympian and world champion who took the athletes’ oath at the London Olympics is coming to Grangemouth this Saturday (Feb 16) to hold a sold-out masterclass for over...
View ArticleGANNET WATCH RETURNS
The Caledonian Mercury© Gareth Easton The Bass Rock gannets have been spotted around the Firth of Forth and staff at the Scottish Seabird Centre are appealing to visitors to keep an eye out for the...
View ArticleENGLAND CATCHES UP WITH SCOTLAND ON CARE
The Caledonian MercuryFinally, old people in England are to get their own version of “free personal care.” After years of denial and hesitation, the political establishment at Westminster has admitted...
View ArticleWEIR’S WEEK: 15TH FEBRUARY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryCreative Commons Saturday And ESPN – who are covering the SPL match between second-placed Inverness Caley Thistle and Celtic reserves – give airtime to Celtic chief executive...
View ArticleNEW RULES “PENALISE VULNERABLE”
The Caledonian MercuryCitizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has criticised the government’s policy of making people apply for benefits and jobs online. Claimants now have to use the internet to apply for...
View ArticleLETTER FROM SCOTLAND: 15th FEBRUARY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryRoyal Observatory, Blackford Hill Let’s get things in perspective. It may have been a week of blizzards, food scares, independence worries, council cuts, popes resigning,...
View ArticleProperty Drought for Estate Agents
The Caledonian MercuryBy Robert Carroll Managing Director of MOV8 Real Estate Estate agents in Edinburgh and the Lothians are reporting a ‘property drought’ for the first time in years. We’ve seen the...
View ArticleThe Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture 2013
The Caledonian MercuryMyrtle Simpson, the author and lecturer, former member of the Scottish Sports Council and former chair of the Scottish National Ski Council, has been awarded The Scottish Award...
View ArticleHIDDEN PICTURE OF SCOTS CHILD POVERTY
The Caledonian MercuryNew figures published today show that nearly all – 27 out of 32 – local authorities in Scotland have council wards where over 20% of their children live in poverty. At the same...
View ArticleMALT AND BARLEY REVIEW
The Caledonian MercuryI often wonder about the discovery of alcohol. And the naming of its varieties. It’s comforting, no, inspiring, to imagine a bundle of barley getting accidentally wet, being left...
View ArticleHISTORY REPEATING? BICENTENARY OF THE SUTHERLAND CLEARANCES TO BE MARKED BY...
The Caledonian MercuryThis year marks 200 years since the ‘Kildonan Riots’ when an uprising by farming tenants showed the majority of the population of the Strath of Kildonan were unwilling...
View ArticleEMPLOYMENT: MIXED NEWS FOR THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY
The Caledonian MercuryThe latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of people out of work in Scotland fell by 13,000 to 206,000 between October and...
View ArticleScottish Hockey: Pam Scott to be Acting Chief Executive
The Caledonian MercuryScottish Hockey has confirmed that Pam Scott will take over as acting Chief Executive following the resignation of Robert Heatly MBE. The appointment will take effect from 8...
View ArticleMURDER MOST FOUL: THE “BLACK DOUGLAS” DIES AGAIN
The Caledonian MercuryEntrance to Stirling Castle Visitors to Stirling Castle will be able to experience where one of the most notorious events in Scotland’s history took place this weekend (22nd –...
View ArticleHOUSE PRICES “MUTED”
The Caledonian MercuryThe latest House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB Scotland shows that the housing market remains “muted”. The quarterly index of average house prices fell from 290 to 287 between...
View ArticleROWING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
The Caledonian MercuryTitan arrives safely in Barbados Pictures from the mission website It’s one of the supreme challenges — rowing across the Atlantic. Five weeks ago, a crew of eight intrepid men...
View ArticleTIME TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE GAMES IN 2014
The Caledonian MercuryThere is just one week left for prospective volunteers to step forward and become one of 15,000 needed to welcome visitors to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The...
View ArticleLETTER FROM SCOTLAND 22nd FEBRUARY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryThe crofters of Raasay are furious. They have lost the shooting and fishing rights on their island to the highest bidder, a stalking firm from South Ayrshire. The eleven crofters...
View ArticleWEIR’S WORLD: 22ND FEBRUARY 2013
The Caledonian MercurySaturday The bad news for Hearts was that they lost 3-0 to Kilmarnock. The good news (or more bad news depending on your levels of scepticism) is that the Tynecastle club could be...
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EMPLOYMENT: MIXED NEWS FOR THE SCOTTISH ECONOMY
The Caledonian MercuryThe latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of people out of work in Scotland fell by 13,000 to 206,000 between October and...
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