Travel: Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel, Stranraer
To get to the remote, rocky and sea-sprayed Corsewall Point, home to Corsewall Lighthouse Hotel, you’ll need to gingerly negotiate a narrow, winding and muddy farm track. An adventure indeed.It’s under...
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It’s the morning after the night before, and Miriam Margolyes is knackered. She didn’t get in until 1am after doing her one- woman show, Dickens’ Women, in Guildford and catching the last train home....
View ArticleInterview: former Coronation Street actor Sam Robertson on his role in teen...
When I arrive at the Glasgow private members club 29 to interview Samuel Robertson, our photographer is already there, and the young Dundonian actor is already smouldering down the lens. Due to a...
View ArticleGary Mulgrew served time in a us jail for his part in the Enron scandal. Now...
If they were to make a movie of your life which actor would you want to play you? It’s a Sunday supplement question, isn’t it, the kind to ponder over toast and marmalade? But not for Gary Mulgrew....
View ArticleHealth and beauty: a manicure at Pure Spa
What’s the point of a manicure? You sit for half an hour while someone makes a beautiful job of your nails, and when they’re done you dip your hand into your bag to get your wallet and scratch your...
View ArticleFrom craft sessions to quizzes, holiday fun and educational activities await...
It was the second week of the school holidays and as the rain lashed and the kids climbed the walls it was clear action was required. My sister and I decided to head south – sadly not quite far enough...
View ArticleTV review: America’s Animal Hoarder | Coming Up | The Swimmer
I’m sure we can all agree that one of the last things you ever want to hear a local newsreader say is, “STAY INSIDE!” But that’s precisely what the good people of Zanesville, Ohio, were instructed to...
View ArticleHaven on earth
If there’s anything lovelier than taking your breakfast with a hummingbird, I don’t know what it is. Unless it’s gazing at the stars above the Caribbean sea as you swing in a hammock, or snorkelling...
View ArticleSevere flooding hits Jedburgh
HOMES were evacuated and several families had to be rehomed as flooding hit Jedburgh town centre on Sunday following torrential rain across south-west Scotland.Jedburgh high street resembled a river...
View ArticleLondon 2012 Olympics: Jessica Ennis, golden girl of ‘Super Saturday’
THE golden girl of British athletics Jessica Ennis coped with the enormous pressures of the nation’s hopes by confiding her fears to her fiancé then blasting the doubts away by listening to the DJ duo...
View ArticleLondon 2012 Olympics: Game, set and gold for Andy Murray
WHERE just a month before he had wept tears of disappointment, Andy Murray fought to hold back tears of joy after demolishing Roger Federer and winning Olympic gold at Wimbledon yesterday. In a victory...
View ArticleFree Fringe shows come of age in the battle for awards
FREE comedy shows are now as important to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as ticketed events, the organiser of the main comedy awards has said.Nica Burns revealed that 25 per cent of the 536 shows which...
View ArticleAndrew Arbuckle: End of an era as Perth bull sales officially move to Stirling
THE world famous Perth bull sales are no more. They are now to be officially known as the Stirling version. There is logic to this in that United Auctions, organiser of the sales and one of Scotland’s...
View ArticlePeople: New faces and new home for CBRE | Change of scenery for Tariq Chishti
THE human resources team at CBRE has had a busy week, with a trio of appointments and a hat-trick of promotions at the property consultant.James Lynch has joined as a senior surveyor in Edinburgh,...
View ArticleMiserable July for retailers as poor weather and global gloom take a toll
Shoppers stayed away from the high street in their droves last month as the impact of the rainy weather combined with general economic worries, according to figures released today.Accountancy firm...
View ArticleGlobal gloom taking its toll on small manufacturers, says CBI
FEARS of a protracted recession will intensify today amid signs that Britain’s manufacturing engine room is running out of steam.Publishing its latest SME trends survey, the CBI said sentiment among...
View ArticleClegg announces £100m fund for green investments
DEPUTY prime minister Nick Clegg will today use a speech to herald a £100 million fund for environmentally-friendly investment ahead of this autumn’s opening of the Edinburgh-based Green Investment...
View ArticleProgress reports sought from two major insurers
Insurers are poised to dominate the corporate agenda this week with heavyweight players Aviva and Prudential scheduled to deliver half-year results.Executive chairman John McFarlane’s vision for Aviva...
View ArticleFinance director follows HMV chief in leaving the firm
THE finance director of entertainment retailer HMV is set to follow the firm’s chief executive out of the door in the second abrupt departure within days.The group is understood to be looking at making...
View ArticleLufthansa: We must try harder
The management of Lufthansa has told staff in an internal letter that the German flagship airline needs to do more to boost its cash flow, and pledged massive investments to offer more perks to...
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