Council scraps plan for giant wall to tackle antisocial behaviour
PLANS to build a wall between neighbouring communities in a bid to tackle antisocial behaviour and vandalism have been dropped after being branded a “crazy idea”.Councillors heard from representatives...
View Article2600 tickets issued across Edinburgh over the four days of Jubilee celebrations
As a glorious celebration to raise the nation’s spirits, many thought the Diamond Jubilee was just the ticket. But more than 2600 city motorists were left feeling a little deflated after being hit with...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: Stings can only get better for our Greg
AS an intrepid photojournalist, he’s come under enemy fire in the searing the heat of Afghanistan and emerged unscathed from some of the city’s notorious estates.But on one of his more genteel...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: Tommy’s more reliable than trams
It was the incredible Tommy Carson’s 90th and what better way to celebrate one’s birthday than to be presented with the British Empire Medal?The Queen thought our Lord Provost, Donald Wilson, should...
View ArticleHolyrood chiefs ‘can overturn Porty ruling’
MINISTERS have the power to overturn a court ruling and ensure that Portobello High School is built on a community park, a Lothians MSP said today. Labour MSP Kezia Dugdale and the city council have...
View ArticleOne-legged bank robber who hopped onto getaway bus is jailed for three years
A limping “bomber” who took a bus to make his getaway from a bank robbery has been jailed for three years.Maxwell Taylor, 29, who lost his lower leg in an accident and wears a prosthetic limb, was...
View ArticleERI neglect claims: Mum left to die in agony at hospital
A DYING mum was twice forced to phone her family from her hospital bed in excruciating pain because she couldn’t get hold of a nurse to give her pain relief, her sister said today.Social care worker...
View ArticleStruggling Edinburgh airport has high hopes after new routes deal
THE flagging fortunes of Scotland’s busiest airport look set to be revived following the announcement of five new routes by Easyjet yesterday, which the company said would create some 160 jobs.The...
View ArticleMeerkats play hide and seek in Autumn leaves
A delightfully cute posse of meerkats at Blair Drummond Safari Park celebrated the changing of the seasons with a game of hide and seek. Keepers at the Stirling park filled the animals’ enclosure with...
View ArticleScottish Gas and npower confirm fuel bills to rise
MILLIONS of Scots face a winter of rising fuel bills, as two of the UK’s largest energy suppliers confirmed that they are to increase gas and electricity charges.• 6 % Scottish Gas increase will come...
View ArticleAstronomers discover ‘diamond-rich super-Earth’
IT sounds just like a recent script from an episode of Dr Who. A diamond planet twice the size of the Earth and moving so fast that a year there lasts less than 24 hours has just been found by...
View ArticleSkye hospital reopens to new admissions a week after virus outbreak
THE Isle of Skye’s main hospital has reopened to new admissions after an outbreak of diarrhoea and sickness among patients and staff closed it for a week.• Dr Mackinnon Memorial Hospital open to new...
View ArticleScottish Labour spin doctor Rami Okasha quits role
SCOTTISH Labour spin doctor Rami Okasha has stood down from his role in the political party.• Rami Okasha leaves role with Scottish Labour• Johann Lamont praises his ‘dedication and service’As head of...
View ArticleNurse struck off after having sex with psychiatric patient he added as...
A NURSE who had sex with a former psychiatric patient he added as a friend on Facebook has been struck off.• David William Swankie had relationship with a patient• Nurse struck off for ‘abusing...
View ArticlePolice issue new warning over dangers of legal highs
Strathclyde Police have issued a new warning over so-called legal highs after 13 people, including two teenage girls, were taken to hospital after taking ‘annihilation’.Strathclyde Police said...
View ArticleJoyce McMillan: Austerity bandwagon rolls right on
CHAMPIONING this flawed economic model will leave us exposed to even greater political dangers, writes Joyce McMillanIt was a striking picture in this week’s news; the one of a group of young Greeks...
View ArticleIn pictures: Scotland’s Landscapes from the air
A stunning collection of aerial photographs of Scotland has been released by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.In a new book, Scotland’s Landscapes, author James...
View ArticleBook review: The Cocktail Waitress by James M Cain
WHEN you strike a match, the flame burns blue closest to the source of combustion. For most of his prolific career, James M Cain had the blue flame burning in his explorations of greed, passion and...
View ArticleBook review: From Germany to Germany: Diary 1990 by Günter Grass
THE first curiosity about this diary of the year that began with the fall of the Berlin War and led to the reunification of Germany is that it was not published in Germany till 2009. From Germany to...
View ArticleScotland’s weather: ‘Niagara Falls in East Neuk… the weather’s crazy’
RAIN is expected to continue across parts of Scotland today after persistent downpours caused widespread flooding along the east coast, closing roads and trapping people in cars and homes.Nearly half...
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