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TOMATIN DISTILLERY: £1.2 INVESTMENT IN GREEN TECHNOLOGY
The Caledonian MercuryThe Scotch Whisky industry has something of a reputation for investing in green technology. The latest distillery to do so is Tomatin near Inverness. Its Japanese owners, Takara...
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GROWTH AND UNEMPLOYMENT BOTH RISE
The Caledonian MercuryThere’s mixed news for the Scottish economy. Official statistics show that Scotland’s GDP grew by 0.4% in the last quarter. If you compare these figures with to the same period...
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THE COST OF CHILD POVERTY
The Caledonian MercuryA report prepared for the Child Poverty Action Group by Loughborough University suggests that child poverty costs the Scottish economy almost £1 billion a year. The problem is...
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MYSTERY BOOK SCULPTOR
The Caledonian MercuryThe Latest Parcel is Opened For the last couple of years, the literary establishment has been simultaneously puzzled and delighted by the occasional delivery of literary-themed...
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Customer service – everybody needs to be involved. It’s a culture thing
The Caledonian MercuryBy Bob Mandy Senior Project Manager at Customer Service Excellence When considering customer service, you immediately think ‘make/keep the customers happy’ but many do not realise...
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PROFILE: HANNAH MILEY –SCOTTISH SWIMMING CHAMPION
The Caledonian MercuryThe Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh where Scottish Gas SwimBritain will take place in September For several years now, the small Stirlingshire town of Dunblane has become...
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WEIR’S WEEK: 19TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryThe Open is being played at Muirfield in East Lothian A controversial choice for some Saturday If we were wondering if this Ashes series would ever boil up, we didn’t have to wait...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 19TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryThe UK’s Nuclear Deterrent – Ongoing Controversy It’s been splendid golfing weather. For weeks now there’s been no rain. There’s been a mild, light, westerly wind and temperatures...
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES: 366 DAYS TO GO!
The Caledonian MercuryIt’s 12 months on from last year’s Olympics — around 12 months before Glasgow hosts next year’s Commonwealth Games. The time has come for the real marketing drive to begin. It’s...
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Outdoors: The Journey or the Destination
The Caledonian MercuryThe Mountains of Kyrgyzstan Picture by P K Nirvana (creative commons) This was the very first question that I asked the internet girlfriend I’d not yet met and who would,...
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HOCKEY: SCOTLAND’S MEN TAKE ON SPAIN IN RUN-UP TO EUROPEAN CHAPIONSHIP
The Caledonian MercuryScotland Senior Men will play two international matches against Spain in Terrassa from 26-28 July before they fly out to Vienna to compete for promotion in the EuroHockey Nations...
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ECONOMY: THE MOST POSITIVE SIGNS IN YEARS
The Caledonian MercuryNo fewer than three reports this morning paint a positive picture of the Scottish economy. Lord GreenTrade & Investment Minister Official figures from the UK government point...
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Two Fairs: Tranquil Traquair and the Wild Wickerman
The Caledonian MercuryCatherine Maxwell Stuart prepares for this year’s Traquair Fair For those looking for an alternative way of spending this coming weekend, the South of Scotland could be the place...
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ROMANS INVADE FORT GEORGE
The Caledonian MercuryFort George in Ardersier near Inverness was built in the aftermath of the 1745 rebellion. It was the mightiest artillery fortification in the whole of Great Britain, if not of...
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THE NEW CHALLENGE TO MINIMUM PRICING
The Caledonian MercuryIt was perhaps inevitable – that Scotland’s minimum pricing laws for alcohol would be challenged by other members of the EU. Now it’s happened. European Commission Five...
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LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 26TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryDear Royal Baby George, I first saw your crumpled little face on the large public TV screen in Festival Square as I cycled home on Tuesday evening through the centre of Edinburgh....
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SAFETY MEASURES FOR SCOTLAND’S DEADLIEST ROAD
The Caledonian MercuryAverage speed cameras read car number plates The A9 is a notoriously dangerous road. Much of it is single carriageway; but sections have been dualled and other parts now have...
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WEIR’S WEEK: 26TH JULY 2013
The Caledonian MercuryPhil Mickelson – Open Champion (Creative Commons) Saturday Last week I commented on how Lloyd Saltman’s first hole catastrophe at Muirfield would have made every club golfer or...
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HOCKEY: Scotland’s men target promotion in European Championships
The Caledonian MercuryThe Head Coach of Scotland’s Senior Men’s Hockey Team, Derek Forsyth, has selected his squad of eighteen players to compete in the EuroHockey Nations Championship II in Vienna...
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HAZARD: PUFFLINGS ON THE ROAD
The Caledonian MercuryScotland’s Puffins are about to head back out to sea Motorists in North Berwick in East Lothian have been warned to check under their cars for disorientated young puffins – known...
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