Developer announces Scotland’s second-largest windfarm off coast of Fife
SCOTLAND’S second-largest offshore wind farm could be up and running by 2016 after the developer submitted a £1.4 billion application to build up to 125 wind turbines off the east coast of...
View ArticleGrowing anger over trams
THE Capital could lose huge numbers of allotment sites because of tram works, plot-holders have warned.Allotment users said the area of land available to release to them once construction on the tram...
View ArticleLynne McCrossan: As the peroxide sizzled i felt myself returning
Debbie Harry and her alabaster hair was the starting point for my long love affair with peroxide. I was 14 when I discovered Blondie and my virgin hair was mousy brown when a home dye job done by my...
View ArticleFashion: The Olympic look
A summer of sport has infiltrated the high street as gym gear gets glam for this season’s most topical trend. Prepare your PE kit for a pimping as sports luxe is in full swing.We’re not talking grotty...
View ArticleMP calls for Sheridan trial probe in light of hacking scandal
ALEX Salmond is facing a call from a senior UK politician to investigate Scotland’s prosecutors over their handling of the case against Tommy Sheridan that saw the former Scottish Socialist leader...
View ArticleRadar weekly: Scottish indie music on offer at the Festival
In this week’s round-up: The Scottish Independent Music Fair returns to Edinburgh; Sold-out Belladrum; new music from Citizens, Vcheka and Evil Hand; plus this week’s gig guide.Good Monday to you....
View ArticleInterview: Sean Hughes, comedian
COMEDIAN Sean Hughes asks as many questions as he answers, but with two shows on at the Fringe, he probably needs the material As we walk into the first gallery of the Royal Academy’s summer show, my...
View ArticleScottish word of the day - Clipe
FOR THOSE of you who remember your schooldays, you might recall the unwritten and unofficial (yet somehow global) school laws which meant you were never to tell tales or ‘grass up your mates’, no...
View ArticleEvents guide: What’s on in Scotland this week
YOU’D be forgiven for thinking that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe was the only game in town this week, but there are plenty of other events vying for your attentions, including the Pittenweem Arts...
View ArticleScotland gets its first marine energy park in Pentland Firth
SCOTLAND’S first marine energy park was officially launched yesterday in one of the most turbulent stretches of waters in the world.• The narrow channel between Orkney and Caithness has some of the...
View ArticleTaskforce seeks buyer to turn round Hall’s of Broxburn fortunes
POTENTIAL buyers are being sought who could run the closure-threatened Hall’s of Broxburn food plant “profitably and successfully” in an effort to save 1,700 jobs at the plant, finance secretary John...
View ArticleRyanair’s wings clipped by cost of fuel and troubles in the eurozone
BUDGET airline Ryanair yesterday blamed a jump in fuel prices for a 29 per cent drop in first-quarter profits and warned that the ongoing eurozone crisis would continue to restrain fares growth.The...
View ArticleJJB turnaround specialist joined by former La Senza director
A FORMER director of La Senza, the lingerie chain that collapsed into administration earlier this year, is to tackle the turnaround of struggling retailer JJB Sports.Beverley Williams, who takes on the...
View ArticleSNP facing challenge over policy on Nato
THE SNP leadership is facing a challenge from within the party over its controversial plans to ditch its opposition to Nato membership.Rebel Nationalists are plotting to block a move by the SNP’s...
View ArticlePlan could reduce amputations
SPECIALIST teams dealing with footcare for diabetics should be employed to prevent unnecessary amputations.The charity Diabetes UK said multi-disciplinary footcare teams could ensure patients who...
View ArticleBit of a blow for Reckitt Benckiser
FEWER cases of colds and flu hit sales of Reckitt Benckiser in Europe and North America in the first half of the year, the com–pany revealed yesterday.The cleaning products and drugs giant, also behind...
View ArticleStewart Milne timber limber
THe timber building arm of housebuilder Stewart Milne yesterday said it had secured more than £6 million in contracts throughout the UK.It said the latest agreements, to supply and erect timber build...
View ArticleLack of confidence rains on summer retail parade
FURTHER gloom descended on the high street yesterday after the CBI reported weaker-than-expected growth in recent weeks, denting hopes of a wider economic recovery.Releasing its regular distributive...
View ArticleChevrolet sign seven-year sponsorship deal with Manchester United
Manchester United has announced a seven-year shirt sponsorship deal with US car brand Chevrolet.The General Motors brand will become only the fifth shirt sponsor in the club’s 134-year history when the...
View ArticleBasso throws Ethel Austin a lifeline
BUDGET fashion chain Ethel Austin will live on after a fashion importer bought 32 stores from administrators.Earlier this month, it went into administration for the fourth time in as many years.Mike...
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