Evening News Caption Competition 05/06/2012
What’s up with Andy Murray? Enter the Evening News caption competition couldn’at edinburghnews.com and tell us what you think. You’ll need to register if you’ve not posted a comment on the website...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: The Gaza girls coming to Roseburn
painter Ian Hughes plans an exhibition of a dozen paintings in oil of “Girls from Gaza” at next year’s Festival. Meantime, the first two can be seen at Art Et Facts, the shop close to his home in...
View ArticleMSP hails nation’s green progress
Scotland’s role in tackling climate change at home and abroad was hailed today as activists marked World Environment Day.Environment Minister Stewart Stevenson highlighted the country’s green energy...
View ArticleTributes as gas fumes kill pensioner who left hob on
A PENSIONER has died after being overcome by fumes when he left his gas hob on by mistake.Bob Johnston, 84, was found dead at his bungalow on Stevenson Road, Balgreen, yesterday afternoon. The alarm...
View ArticleFrank Boyle Cartoon 5/6/2012
Today . . .Boyling PointFollow Frank Boyle on Twitter {http://twitter.com/boylecartoon|Twitter.com/boylecartoon|Go to Frank Boyle on Twitter}• Frank’s latest book Boyling Point 2 is available for £8.99...
View Article‘City can’t just sit back and let cash roll in’
Today’s news that the number of parking tickets dished out in Edinburgh is on the rise will come as no surprise to anyone.That heart-sinking moment when you race back to your car only to be greeted...
View ArticleMartin Hannan: A ‘Brit’ of a do 400 miles away
If you’re enjoying a day off work today because a half-Scottish, half-English lady has reached the age of 86, you will no doubt join me in thanking the Windsor family for its possession of longevity...
View ArticleCollecting the tales that made Sick Kids hospital
THEY are vaults of poignant biographies brimming with tales of heroic survival and tragic loss.From the poets of The Great War to the bloggers of today, hospitals have provided fertile ground for...
View ArticleThug in horror film mask threatens to shoot shop owner
A SHOPKEEPER today told of his terror after a gunman in a horror film mask threatened to shoot him and two customers.Javed Iqbal was confronted by two men wearing white masks and hooded tops after they...
View ArticleKidnapped man faces jail for refusal to give evidence
HE was only 16 years old when he was kidnapped by gangsters who held him for 30 hours and demanded a ransom of £150,000 in cash and drugs after threatening to kill him.Now victim Aaron Hunter is facing...
View ArticleGo easy on drivers drunk at wheel says motoring group
A LEADING motoring organisation today urged more lenient sentences for those breaking drink-drive laws after new lower limits are introduced.The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) claimed plans to...
View ArticleParking fines in Capital soar
A SHORT cul-de-sac beside a busy medical centre is today revealed as one of the most-ticketed streets in the Capital.Parking attendants have handed out a staggering 7700 tickets on 160-metre long...
View ArticleRoad safety charity suggests reduced sanctions for drink-drivers
BANS and fines imposed on anyone caught drink-driving should be reduced if the Government lowers the legal alcohol limit, a road safety charity has suggested.• A road safety charity has suggested...
View ArticleRed tape could block Scottish Government energy plans
SOARING costs and damaging planning red tape could “significantly slow down” the SNP Government’s flagship plan to of create all of Scotland’s electricity from green energy by 2020, a Holyrood...
View ArticleEight-year-old girl killed by bus in Johnstone
An eight-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a bus while riding her bicycle.The accident happened at around 10:55am today on Barclay Avenue in Elderslie, Johnstone.Emergency services were...
View ArticleSeventh Legionella case confirmed as 13 suspected instances probed
The number of confirmed cases in the Capital’s Legionnaire’s disease outbreak has risen to seven, with 13 suspected cases now being investigated.Six men aged between 39 and 65 are in critical condition...
View ArticleQantas shares nosedive to all-time low as profits slump
SHARES in Qantas dived to an all-time low on Tuesday after the Australian airline giant warned of a profit wipeout.The carrier said it had been hit by deep losses at its international operations, weak...
View ArticleBlair is ploughing new legal furrow
Lawyer Mike Blair is leaving Thorntons’ Perth office and taking his expertise in matters rural to rival Gillespie Macandrew.One of just four solicitors in Scotland rated in the top “band one” tier of...
View ArticleStats Group wins major supply deal with Qatar
PIPELINE engineering firm Stats Group yesterday won what is understood to be its biggest-ever contract after securing a ten-year deal with Qatargas, the world’s largest liquified natural gas (LNG)...
View ArticleJohnson Matthey has something to celebrate
CORPORATE results will take a back seat this week following the extended bank and markets holiday as there are only a handful of companies reporting, led by Johnson Matthey and Hornby.An ongoing shift...
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