Evening News Caption Competition 6/6/12
What is David Cameron saying?Enter the caption competition at edinburghnews.com and tell us. You’ll need to register if you’ve not posted a comment on the website before but don’t worry, it only takes...
View ArticleTalk of the Town : We’re sensing a loss. . of credibility
SOMETIMES there’s just no need for either the big build-up or the punchline.East Lothian Councillor Stuart Currie took to Twitter yesterday to reveal he’d heard that Haddington Bowling Club had to...
View ArticleUnusual tale of Edinburgh’s forgotten Olympic champion
IT had taken years of preparation to get to this stage. Sweat and pain, running for all he was worth, pushing his body to the limit.Now Wyndham Halswelle was on the brink of Olympic glory, a gold medal...
View ArticleJohn Gibson: He caught it watching the flotilla?
Nothing sadder than a dodgy bladder and when you’re 90 and the entire world gets to know about it, well it can be embarrassing.Aye, Phil the Greek has sprung a leak and they rushed him to hospital...
View ArticleFrank Boyle Cartoon 6/6/12
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 ArticleTough measures forged to clamp down on metal theft
TOUGH new measures to crack down on the growing problem of metal theft were today unveiled by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.Licensing regulations will be extended to cover all metal dealers with an...
View ArticleMoves to cut waiting list backlog cost Lothian health board £10m
ALMOST £10 million has been spent on trying to clear the NHS Lothian waiting lists backlog.The health board today said it had dedicated a further £5m to cutting the backlog, in addition to £4.8m spent...
View ArticleMidlothian’s leader unveils her new team
FINANCIER and former Tory fundraiser Peter de Vink has been put in charge of Midlothian’s finances.New SNP Midlothian council leader Lisa Beattie unveiled her Cabinet with Mr de Vink, who was elected...
View ArticleSurgery bid for gypsies
A CAPITAL NHS practice is planning to open a £60,000 mobile doctor’s surgery for gypsies.Health bosses want to introduce a permanent service whereby staff visit gypsy encampments, including...
View ArticlePolice launch anti-scrap metal theft campaign
A CAMPAIGN to encourage people to report metal thefts that cause “massive disruption and inconvenience” has been launched by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (Acpos) and charity...
View ArticleECB holds interest rates at 1%
The European Central Bank today left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as it pushes eurozone governments to take stronger action to tackle their debt crisis.The decision by the bank’s 23-member...
View ArticleWind farm opposed by Donald Trump would make Scotland “world leader”
A SENIOR executive at an energy firm behind a controversial offshore wind farm facing strong opposition from US businessman Donald Trump has told MSPs that the project would transform Scotland into a...
View ArticleElderly couple are robbed in home by daylight assailant
AN elderly couple were assaulted and held up at knife-point in a daylight robbery in their New Town home.Professor William Donachie, 77, and his wife Dr Millicent Masters, 74, both former Edinburgh...
View ArticleTwo fires caused every day by electrical goods
EVERYDAY electrical items are sparking almost two fires a day in homes, Lothian and Borders firefighters have warned.Between April last year and March, 701 domestic fires were caused as a result of...
View ArticleProf Dame Joan Stringer to retire from Edinburgh Napier University post
THE first woman to become vice chancellor of a Scottish university is to step down after 10 years in the post.Professor Dame Joan Stringer is to retire as principal and vice chancellor of Edinburgh...
View ArticleWestern Isles Council proposals for school closures back on track
PLANS to close two rural primary schools and reduce the number of classes at two others have been put back on track, after a legal victory for Western Isles Council over the Scottish Government.A judge...
View ArticleScotland’s biggest distiller invests £1 billion
Diageo, Scotland’s largest whisky producer, is unveiling plans to invest £1 billion in its Scottish business over the next five years, including the building of a least one more malt distillery to cope...
View ArticleWhy Prometheus is Ridley Scott’s Phantom Menace
Have you seen Prometheus yet? If the answer is no, stop reading now because I’m about to spoil it. If the answer is yes then I am curious - do you feel, like most reviews I’ve read, that it largely...
View ArticleThe philosophy of tattoos
Is it a pretty picture? A memorial for a person or event? A statement of criminal intent? A place to list your lovers? Maybe it’s camouflage for a scar? Are they beautiful or shaming? Are they really...
View ArticleVideo: woman jailed for driving with man on bonnet
A woman who weaved through the streets of Falkirk with an innocent pedestrian on her bonnet has been jailed for over four years. Suzanne Gilchrist, 37, of Edinburgh carried 22-year-old Stuart Morris...
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