CalMac ferry workers balloted over strike action in privatisation row
FERRY workers are to be balloted on whether they should strike in a row over privatisation.• RMT in dispute with CalMac over pensions and working conditions• Five ferry routes earmarked for...
View ArticleRAF Tornados involved in two more critical near-misses
RAF TORNADOS have been in two more of the most critical level near-misses, investigators revealed today.News of the incidents, classed as category A, where an “actual risk of collision existed”, comes...
View ArticleThree killed in Cumbernauld road crash
THREE people have died after a three-vehicle road crash in Cumbernauld.The accident happened on the A8011 at around 12.45pm today.A fourth person, who is male, has been taken to Monklands Hospital.His...
View ArticleLost Edinburgh: building the Forth Road Bridge
SINCE opening in 1964 the Forth Road Bridge has grown to become one of the country’s most important transport links with the crossing now carrying over two million vehicles a day. It spans the Firth of...
View ArticleLandslide closes A83 at Rest and be Thankful
THE A83 Rest and be Thankful pass in Argyll was blocked again this afternoon by a landslide which left up to 100 tonnes of debris covering the road.The closure west of Arrochar means detours involving...
View ArticleLeith pub - and its regulars - star in new Magic Numbers music video
ONE of Edinburgh’s most traditional pubs has won a starring role in the latest video for chart-toppers The Magic Numbers.The Strathie, on Iona Street, in Leith, was chosen by a film production company...
View ArticleTV previews: Horizon: Eat, Fast And Live Longer | Mastermind | Top Of The Pops
This week Aidan will be watching … PICK OF THE WEEK Horizon: Eat, Fast And Live LongerBBC2, Monday, 9pmLast seen probing his intestines with a teeny camera – and the time before that trying out a...
View ArticleGame of the week: The Walking Dead: Starved For Help
The second instalment of the comic/TV series spin off ups the tension even more. As with all good zombie stories it’s the living you really need to worry about, as our survivors run dangerously low on...
View ArticleGoing out
What we’re looking forward to in arts and entertainment this weekTheatreEdinburgh’s is not the only Fringe opening this weekend. Celebrating its fifth year, North Berwick’s Fringe By The Sea offers...
View ArticleFirst-time buyers left out in the cold as mortgage rates slashed
A RATE war has erupted among the UK’s biggest lenders, sending mortgage costs to new lows. Banks and building societies including HSBC, Halifax, Royal Bank of Scotland, Nationwide and Santander have...
View ArticleMusic review: Paul Vickers, Nest Of Knickers
Vickers serves up another generous helping of crazy, rendering reference points redundant now that his own surreal world is becoming freakily familiar.Paul VickersNest Of KnickersSimple Bounty...
View ArticleFestival preview: Tatyana by Deborah Colker Dance Company
THE snow-filled squares of St Petersburg and the sun-soaked streets of Rio de Janeiro may seem worlds apart, but in Deborah Colker’s mind, the two have been sitting side by side for some time now....
View ArticleCool cash for Capital
A COOLING firm that lists Morrisons, Punch Taverns and Wagamama among its clients has unveiled plans to expand into Europe after signing a banking deal for a “substantial seven-figure...
View ArticleDVD review: Twenty Twelve
What is it? Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes and more star in the BBC’s spoof documentary about the preparations for London 2012 – both series are getting a swift DVD release tomorrow while the Olympics...
View ArticleKate Copstick: I reckon I can be more unpleasant than any heckler
Standing waiting to see a show in the lovely Dairy Room at Underbelly, I overheard a charming young lady talking about a comic she had heard uttering the immortal line “The Free Fringe is killing the...
View ArticleCDs of the week
We review this week’s best music releasesPOPThe Specials More Or Less LiveEMI £12.99**If you loved The Specials, this recording from one or more of the dates on last year’s comeback tour is certain to...
View ArticleFilm review: Brave
FORGET ferocious bears, warring clans and even the Scottish weather. According to the latest Pixar film, the most challenging battle is raising a teenage daughter. Brave (PG)Directors: Mark Andrews;...
View ArticleAndrew Eaton-Lewis: People will be watching the Assembly Rooms very closely
TUESDAY evening, and I’m at a rowdy press conference for the Alternative Fringe, a sort of festival-within-a-festival at the Hive on Niddry Street, which is promising to offer fairer deals to...
View ArticleEverything is funny in her Kristine Levine’s hands
Kristine Levine has turned some serious hardships in her life into comedy gold, from childhood abuse to a suicide bid by a straying husband – but it’s all genuinely funny in her hands, says fellow...
View ArticleASCO bid for global skills base
ASCO, the energy logistics group, is to tap into the cream of its 1,600-strong global workforce and roll out a specialist advisory service as part of its growth plan.The Aberdeen-based firm, whose...
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