My Way: A guide to “holy grail of trails”, the West Highland Way
With the West Highland Way being recognised by National Geographic as one of the world’s best hiking trails, in a list of top treks it calls “the holy grail of trails”, here’s what you need to know...
View ArticleArchitects create ‘world’s most sustainable listed building’ in Edinburgh
ARCHITECTS designing the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation say it is on course to become the world’s most sustainable listed building.Leading Scottish architect firm Malcolm Fraser is transforming...
View ArticleEdinburgh has a bold Scottish sailor’s son to thank for its elegant architecture
THE spirit of Ancient Greece is manifest in the architecture of Edinburgh, romantically referred to as the Athens of the North. The city was at the heart of the Scottish Enlightenment and the...
View ArticleRunway success: Scotland’s designers prepare for London Fashion Week
WHILE Scotland’s big-name designers prepare to show their Spring/Summer 2013 collections at London Fashion Week next month, we cast a critical eye over what they showed for Autumn/Winter...
View ArticleHealth and Fitness
Food fashions come and go but one that’s definitely here to stay is the Mediterranean diet.The latest research published by the British Medical Journal found that people who eat less red meat and...
View ArticleBookworm: ‘Bilbo Baggins sounds so much better than “Bingo”, as Tolkien first...
How do novelists pick the right names for their characters? For the last three years Professor Alastair Fowler, the retired Regius Professor at Edinburgh, has been puzzling away at the question –...
View ArticleExplosive growth for Chemring
SHARES in military equipment maker Chemring soared yesterday after it said it had received a preliminary expression of interest from private equity firm Carlyle Group.Chemring, which has a major...
View ArticleFrom the archive: Catto Committee’s Task: Problem of Scottish Revenue, 18...
There is still a good deal of misunderstanding about the scope of the committee of inquiry under the chairmanship of Lord Catto.It is not an inquiry into the desirability or feasibility of Scottish...
View ArticleInterview: Ian McEwan, author
Try as I might, there’s a question I can’t get out of my head while I’m talking to Ian McEwan, and it’s the simplest question there is. Once, after he had given a reading in Dublin, a young girl in the...
View ArticleHeineken ready to up the ante in battle for Tiger
HEINEKEN is considering raising its offer for Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) as it fights off one of Thailand’s richest men for full control of the maker of Tiger beer.Sources said the Dutch brewer was...
View ArticleBusiness news in brief: Ferrovial | Expansys | Foot Locker
SPANISH infrastructure firm Ferrovial is selling part of its stake in British airport operator BAA to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund.The company said yesterday that it would sell off 10.6 per cent of...
View ArticleFormer BBC chief Mark Thompson will be paid £3m to run New York Times
MARK THOMPSON, the newly appointed chief executive of the New York Times, stands to receive a pay package of $5 million (£3m) next year, it was revealed yesterday.Thompson, outgoing director-general of...
View ArticleWho is worthy of inclusion on the Great Tapestry of Scotland?
AS work on the Great Tapestry of Scotland gets underway, who has made an impression on our country worthy of inclusion? Here’s a chance to have your say.The recording of events, both great and small,...
View ArticleWaste disposal operator Viridor hit by global slowdown
Pennon Group yesterday warned that the slowdown in the world economy had hit its waste disposal arm Viridor, with trading “significantly below” last year’s highs.The waste business – seen as the...
View ArticleImage of Scotland: Cairn Toul in the Cairngorms
Dr Ranald Spicer took this dramatic photograph of Cairn Toul in the Cairngorms, with Angel’s Peak on left, Braeriach in the distance and Uaine Lochan in...
View ArticleWestern Ferries and Orkney Ferries opt for Rolls-Royce thrusters
Two Scottish ferry operators have placed orders for Rolls-Royce engines as they look to improve capacity and speed up their services.Western Ferries is building two vessels for its Dunoon to Gourock...
View ArticleLandlords may pull the plug on plans to slash Travelodge’s costs
LANDLORDS are expected to revolt against plans by the billionaire owners of Travelodge to slash the budget hotel chain’s costs.A rescue package proposed by the company’s owners – two Manhattan-based...
View ArticleNHS methadone sends Scottish drug deaths soaring
DEATHS among drug users have hit a record high in Scotland, increasing by a fifth in 2011, the latest government figures reveal.Last year 584 people died from drug use, which means that drugs now...
View ArticleScottish Life owner hit by low interest rates as profit falls by 25%
LOW interest rates and difficult economic conditions took their toll on Scottish Life-owner Royal London in the first half of the year.The company, the UK’s biggest mutually-owned life and pensions...
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