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Napier University honours Indian Poet
The Caledonian MercuryNapier University in Edinburgh has opened a special centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore (right), the first ever Indian Nobel Prize Winner. Tagore was a...
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WEIR’S WEEK: 15TH MARCH 2013
The Caledonian MercurySaturday It has always appeared easier than it looks over the years, playing for Celtic or Rangers in Scotland’s top flight and winning most of the shiny prizes on offer,...
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IMPROVE TRANSPORT LINKS TO THE HIGHLANDS — CBI
The Caledonian MercuryInverness Airport Speaking at a business dinner in Inverness, Iain McMillan, the Director of CBI Scotland, called for improved transport links to the Highlands. Addressing one...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 15.3.13
The Caledonian MercuryThe week began with a fresh fall of snow. I dusted down the old wooden sledges that sit on the top shelf in my kitchen and raced up to Blackford Hill to enjoy once again the...
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Which Scots will become Lions this year?
The Caledonian MercuryStuart Hogg — Picture courtesy of SRU Former England international and rugby writer Stuart Barnes reckons only three Scots should make the Lions party to Australia this year: lock...
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Fall in Scottish permanent jobs
The Caledonian MercuryRise in Demand for Nursing & Health Care Temp Staff The latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs shows that the number of new permanent jobs in Scotland has fallen for the first...
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One Man and His Dog – Trek across Scotland to Raise Cash for Charity
The Caledonian MercuryPictures from Wayne Hall’s Blog “6 Months in Scotland” A homeless man has raised almost £3,000 for charity in the first three weeks of a six-month-long trek across the Scottish...
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Scottish Textile Firms Target China
The Caledonian Mercury16 Scottish textile companies flying out to China towards the end of the month with the aim of winning more than £1m worth of new business. They’ll be taking part in the...
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Budget 2013?
The Caledonian MercuryWith tomorrow’s Budget looming, the Chancellor is not short of advice on what to include. George Osborne has been under pressure, in part from his own backbenches, to look again...
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THE LIVINGSTONE LEGEND AND LEGACY
The Caledonian MercuryVictoria Falls Picture by Gary Bembridge, Creative Commons Two hundred years after David Livingstone was born, the debate over whether it is right to intervene in Africa has very...
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ENDURO MOUNTAIN BIKING IN HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE
The Caledonian MercuryHighland Perthshire Cycling has announced details of the first mountain bike enduro as part of this year’s Cycling Festival programme which runs from the 4th to the 11th of May....
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It doesn’t happen often, but when the conditions are right, skiing in...
The Caledonian MercuryAnyone who is Scottish and a skier and, most importantly, skis in Scotland, will know all about the gamble that involves trying to plan ahead. Scotland is quite clearly not like...
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Scottish Unemployment Falls
The Caledonian MercuryThe latest official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that unemployment in Scotland fell by 4,000 to 200,000 between November and January. This is in...
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Budget 2013 — first reactions
The Caledonian MercuryThe Chancellor, George Osborne, unveiled tax breaks for beer drinkers, drivers and first time buyers in today’s Budget; but he admitted the economy is still struggling. He told...
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The Referendum — September 18th, 2014
The Caledonian MercuryThe waiting is over. The First Minister, Alex Salmond, has spoken. The Scottish independence referendum will be held on 18 September 2014. He announced the date to the Scottish...
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Weir’s Week: 22nd March 2013
The Caledonian MercurySaturday The conclusion to 2013 Six Nations Championship was one to remember as Wales beat England handsomely to land the title, and deny Stuart Lancaster’s team a Grand Slam. It...
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Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2013
The Caledonian MercuryThere’s just a week left for entries to the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2013. Food and drink businesses from across Scotland can enter so long as their forms are...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND: 22nd March 2013
The Caledonian MercurySo, we have the “historic” date. On Thursday 18th September 2014 Scotland will vote on whether to become an independent country. First Minister Alex Salmond had been keeping the...
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BENRIACH ACQUIRES GLENGLASSAUGH DISTILLERY
The Caledonian MercuryThe Edinburgh-based distillery group, BenRiach, has been growing steadily and organically since it was taken over by industry veteran and master blender Billy Walker and his...
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TRUMP TRUMPED — THE WIND FARM GOES AHEAD
The Caledonian MercuryIt’s been the subject of blast and counter-blast for months. The European offshore wind deployment centre (EOWDC) has been on the table since August, 2011. It’s a plan to build an...
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