Man Utd float risks fans’ backlash
Manchester United risked a backlash from fans today over the owning Glazer family’s plans to retain half the proceeds of the club’s US flotation.Supporters of the Old Trafford club had hoped that all...
View ArticleWeir Group shares dip as oil and gas arm comes under pressure
Shares in Weir Group, the Glasgow-based engineering giant, fell in early trading after the firm warned profits at its oil and gas business would fall below City expectations.The stock edged lower...
View Article£400,000 cost of Alex Salmond’s London club during Olympics
THE Scottish Government will spend a total of £400,000 during the Olympics on hiring out the Pall Mall club in London, which Alex Salmond is using to showcase Scotland, it has emerged.SNP ministers...
View ArticleTalk of the Town: Wullie bring his bucket on tour?
wHE’S the favourite son of the city of jam, jute and (allegedly) journalism – and now he’s coming our way.Oor Wullie is crying “Help ma Boab” as he leaves Dundee behind to embark on a tour of Scotland....
View ArticleEdinburgh scientists opening the door to brave new world of DNA discoveries
A row of old wooden cupboards line a corridor in Edinburgh University’s Department of Zoology, labels helpfully stuck to the doors to explain what’s lurking inside.They make Professor Mark Blaxter...
View Article‘Tantric temple’ opens but no sex services on offer
A NEW centre offering erotic body massages from women in G-strings has opened for business in the New Town – with owners insisting that no sexual services are available.A trio of masseuses are working...
View ArticleMartin Hannan: It’s time to clean up our own mess
Ask any councillor what subject most gets their constituents’ collective goat and they will often reply “dog poo”. No wonder, as it is pollution of the most basic sort, the kind that gets up your nose...
View ArticleSpeed camera sites revealed
MOBILE speed cameras will be out in force in various parts of the Lothians from next Monday.In Edinburgh, cameras will be on the A90 at Cramond, Muirhouse Parkway, West Granton Road and the A70 in...
View ArticleGiving new Leith of life to famous thoroughfare
After being scarred by two years of tram works, the city is spending £5.5 million to restore Leith Walk to its former glory, but it will mean another 18 months of disruption. Here, three people who...
View Article‘It is setting a marker for the new boss’
Many people with first-hand experience of psychometric testing will be sceptical about its value in job interviews.Asking someone what their favourite vegetable is, or how they stack a dishwasher, in...
View ArticleColleagues remember warm and friendly bus lane victim
TRIBUTES have been paid to man who was killed after being run over when he apparently fell asleep in a bus lane.Craig Williams, a 35-year-old from Clermiston, was found seriously injured in Ocean Drive...
View ArticleConcerns as weekend of violence sweeps Lothians
POLICE and ambulance crews dealt with a weekend of violence in the Lothians which included a man being stabbed in the chest and another struck in the face with a snooker ball in a sock.One of the most...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: A hard hat for every one of us?
Just mind how you go. Is Edinburgh the Athens of the North, like they say in the kiddies’ colouring books, or is it a hell on Earth? Troubles perpetuated by the Great Trams Fiasco and now we are...
View ArticleNHS Lothian chief executive candidates face bully test
CANDIDATES vying to become NHS Lothian’s permanent chief executive have been psychologically evaluated in a bid to ensure there is no return of the bullying culture that existed at the health board.It...
View ArticleCaption Competition 31/07: Win a bottle fo Whyte and Mackay
What’s Prince Charles up to?The caption of the week will win a bottle of Whyte & Mackay, while the yearly winner will receive a bottle of 30-year-old Whyte & Mackay, but you must be aged 18...
View ArticleBig moves expected as more new buyers come to property market
THE city property market is set for an injection of fresh blood over the coming years, with forecasters predicting a surge in first-time buyers.New figures show that 82 per cent of people living in...
View ArticleWolfson hit by analyst downgrade despite revenues beating forecasts
Wolfson Microelectronics, the Edinburgh-based chip maker, was hit by an analyst’s downgrade despite its second-quarter sales figures beating City forecasts.Analysts at Numis Securities cut their...
View ArticleExpedia and Booking.com face investigation into hotel room discounts
THE OPERATOR of Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels and two of the UK’s biggest online travel agents - Expedia and Booking.com - are facing an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading today for...
View ArticleDavid Cameron hails engineering jobs boost on visit to Fife
THE Prime Minister has promised to support manufacturing as he congratulated a Fife firm which is taking on 350 workers after winning two massive contracts.• BiFab wins contract to build major...
View ArticleLost Glasgow: the end of the trams
GLASGOW once boasted one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe with over 100 trams serving the city at the peak of their popularity. Horse-drawn trams were gradually replaced by...
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