Restaurant review: Pomegranate, Edinburgh
WHEN you get two people recommending somewhere, it’s definitely worth investigating, but when you get half a dozen you know it’s time to take a look. So it was with Pomegranate, a very simple Middle...
View ArticleLynn O’Rourke: ‘Last year at this time, I couldn’t give pears away’
HAVING spent several weekends away recently, any vague routine we had for the domestic duties in the house has fallen spectacularly by the wayside. Mind you, the garden is even worse. I ventured out...
View ArticleTV preview: Getting on | Big Science | Hebburn
Paul Whitelaw previews a selection of new TV treatsDismantled by a government possessed of all the selflessness and empathy of a Cyberman attending a “Let’s Kill the Humans” convention, the NHS now...
View ArticleMum’s the Word: ‘I’ve never met a body fluid I can’t master’
I hear Youngest Child rise in the night and head for the bathroom. There’s retching and whimpering so I bolt out of bed but she’s locked in. I HEAR Youngest Child rise in the night and head for the...
View ArticleRoger Cox: It’s ridden the crest of a wave for a while, but it’s the end of...
Unhappy news reached Four Seasons this week from Daan Meijer, European marketing manager for US-based surf clobber brand O’Neill: the Thurso Coldwater Classic, the surfing competition that has drawn...
View ArticleHealth and beauty: For movie-star glamour, it’s all about the hands
Autumn’s here. And while the catwalks may have just been full of sherbet lemon and pistachio ice-cream shades, here in the real world we’re thinking cold nights, electric blankets and hot chocolate...
View ArticleGadget review: Vorwerk Robot Vacuum Cleaner Kobold VR100
THIS is the kind of sci-fi gadget that 1970s comic books predicted.Walking down my spiral stairs on Sunday morning, I was greeted by a chorus of industry; the hum of my self-cleaning cat toilet looking...
View ArticleJonathan Trew: John Cooper Clarke’s star is in the ascendant
THIS weekend’s suggestions for activities start with something fresh and new on the grounds that the other recommendations have made a virtue of their veteran, some might say, crumbly status. It is the...
View ArticleTom Kitchin: ‘A great joy is the memories a pie can conjure up’
COMFORT food doesn't get much better than a pie, and as the weather turns colder it makes a perfect family treat. From the classic pork pie on a cold night to a healthy, hearty fish pie or a...
View ArticleCold comfort: Should we exercise or rest up when we have a cold?
YOU’RE coughing, you have a thumping headache, you’re sneezing and your nose is running like a tap. But should any of that put a stop to your fitness regime?Cold symptoms are all too familiar at this...
View ArticleLouisa Pearson: ‘Goddess status is currently being reviewed and is in serious...
SO THERE I was, tucking into a tofu ‘chorizo’ burrito in a north Californian diner when Mr Green turned serious. “Which is more eco-friendly – tin foil or a Styrofoam box?” he asked. “Tin foil,” said...
View ArticleLifelines: Anne Chilton offers advice on stay-at-home children
Boomerang bluesI live at home with my mum, which – although I am now 24 and this wasn’t what I’d planned – is a necessity as I was made redundant and money is tight. Moving back to the family home...
View ArticleRadio listener with Paul Whitelaw
IT’S Halloween in, well, a fortnight, so what better way to pre-empt that than with a (witching) season of programmes devoted to the Gothic imagination?“There is no better way to pre-empt that,” I...
View ArticleMichael Gove leads the way in looking for a UK exit strategy out of Europe
THE UK is “ready to quit” the European Union, education secretary Michael Gove has said in one of the clearest threats yet by a senior cabinet minister that the coalition could cut Britain’s ties with...
View ArticleScottish independence: Alex Salmond given to end of 2014 for referendum
ALEX Salmond has been given until the end of 2014 to hold a referendum on the future of the Union, as part of the historic deal between the Scottish and UK governments that is set to be signed in...
View ArticleImproved margins help performance at Scotia Homes
PROFITS at Scotia Homes recovered last year as the group improved margins despite shrinking sales.Accounts filed with Companies House show the Peterhead-based company showed turn-over fell to £21.2...
View ArticleBig bit parts: confidence back in North Sea
CONFIDENCE is returning to North Sea investment decisions, with drilling activity in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) in the first nine months of 2012 ahead of the same period last year, claims a report...
View ArticleI questioned Jimmy Savile about rumours, says ex-BBC boss
A SENIOR member of staff at the BBC has revealed he questioned Jimmy Savile over rumours about his private life more than 20 years ago.As police revealed that the late DJ and television presenter’s...
View ArticleInteriors: Cottages at Kytra
ON THE banks of the Caledonian Canal, cottages once home to lock keepers have been transformedWhether or not you rate boat spotting as a hobby, a canal-side holiday has lots to offer. Especially when...
View ArticleScottish independence: The agreement
Section 30 order transfers the power to hold the independence referendum from Westminster to Holyrood – making the vote legal and protecting it from legal challenges. The Section 30 is in place until...
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